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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
Last Thursday, as the Hamilton County school board was set to vote on hiring school security officers for campuses without a school resource officer, Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond stepped up to the podium at the board’s January meeting.
“I am concerned as sheriff of this county, the right thing is the SRO,” Hammond told the board – something all board members and district officials said they agreed on.
As far as hiring security officers though, Hammond had a better idea – he would rather the board explore arming teachers.
Some school board members were not in favor of Hammond’s idea though, and many teachers have taken to social media to share their outrage over the proposal.
Read more here and keep reading for other top education stories from the past week.