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Long rifles going in every middle and high school in Fayette County
After the rash of school shootings earlier this year, the school board voted to put a long rifle in every middle and high school in the county.
Berry-Dreisbach says the gun has always been on school property, but before, it was locked in the trunk of the SRO's car, an inconvenient location if there's every a shooter inside the building
"That's wasting some precious time," she said.
The safe will be hooked up to an alarm and camera system, and it will sit behind a locked office door. Not even the principal will have the code to get in.
"So if anyone tries to get in there, we're going to know about it," Berry-Dreisbach said.
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The SROs do carry a pistol on their belt, but the hallways in Whitewater High, where 11Alive got the tour, are very long. They want to make sure they have a weapon that could reach a shooter at the other end.
The idea is to meet a potential shooter with at least their level of force or greater.
"Our School Resource Officers need to be equipped with the right instruments to be able to protect the students and the staff," Berry-Dreisbach said.
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After the rash of school shootings earlier this year, the school board voted to put a long rifle in every middle and high school in the county.
Berry-Dreisbach says the gun has always been on school property, but before, it was locked in the trunk of the SRO's car, an inconvenient location if there's every a shooter inside the building
"That's wasting some precious time," she said.
The safe will be hooked up to an alarm and camera system, and it will sit behind a locked office door. Not even the principal will have the code to get in.
"So if anyone tries to get in there, we're going to know about it," Berry-Dreisbach said.
ALSO | Why spend education dollars on non-academic issues?
The SROs do carry a pistol on their belt, but the hallways in Whitewater High, where 11Alive got the tour, are very long. They want to make sure they have a weapon that could reach a shooter at the other end.
The idea is to meet a potential shooter with at least their level of force or greater.
"Our School Resource Officers need to be equipped with the right instruments to be able to protect the students and the staff," Berry-Dreisbach said.
More at..Long rifles going in every middle and high school in Fayette County
