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Preventing School Shootings

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

What Would PGCPS Look Like with Proposed Panic Buttons, Armed Police?

The details on panic buttons, electronic doors, armed police, camera's and radios being proposed to the county's school board Thursday protect school children.

Security Services for Prince George's public schools plans to present a proposal calling for increased school security Thursday. Rex Barrett, deputy director of Security Services talked about the plan and how its timeline sped up after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Below are details of the long-term plan as explained by Barrett. Adding Armed Police Officers to Middle and Elementary Schools All 22 of the county's public high schools already have armed security officers who are members of the Prince George's County police department or three local police forces, that include Hyattsville city, Bowie city and the city of Greenbelt. The new proposal recommends increasing that protection. It advises having armed police officers at …

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