A new proposal from an O’Fallon State Representative would require schools to have an armed officer in every building.
In what he’s calling the “Keep Our Schools Safe Act,” Representative Nick Schroer wants each of Missouri’s over five hundred school districts to hire, or train, someone to carry a concealed weapon in each of Missouri’s nearly twenty-four hundred school buildings for safety reasons.
In a recent budget committee hearing while talking about boosting mental health services in schools, Representative Deb Lavender, a Democrat from the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, said she thinks there’s too much emphasis on policing schools and not enough caring for students. A public hearing over the bill will be held on Tuesday at the Capitol.
