Mad River is among school districts in Ohio that have put teachers through a 26-hour, three-day course that exceeds the requirements of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy.
Teachers and staff from 76 of Ohio's 88 counties have received training from a program called FASTER Saves Lives, which also has trained school personnel in 11 other states.
Among the earliest school districts to enroll five years ago was Ohio's Newcomerstown Exempted Village Schools, where designated school staff were authorized to carry concealed weapons.
In the past five years, the FASTER Saves Lives program has trained about 1,300 school personnel at public and private schools from 225 districts across 12 states.
Eaton stressed armed response is just one facet of the program, which also trains school personnel on crisis management and emergency medical aid.
Arming teachers has sparked a national debate since President Donald Trump suggested it as a solution in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting Feb. 14, in which a 19-year-old former student carrying an AR-15-style rifle killed 17.
Since the idea of arming teachers leaped back into the news, Eaton said, the program has averaged 10 inquiries per day from teachers and administrators.
http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/06/how-this-ohio-program-trains-teachers-to-carry-guns/
Teachers and staff from 76 of Ohio's 88 counties have received training from a program called FASTER Saves Lives, which also has trained school personnel in 11 other states.
Among the earliest school districts to enroll five years ago was Ohio's Newcomerstown Exempted Village Schools, where designated school staff were authorized to carry concealed weapons.
In the past five years, the FASTER Saves Lives program has trained about 1,300 school personnel at public and private schools from 225 districts across 12 states.
Eaton stressed armed response is just one facet of the program, which also trains school personnel on crisis management and emergency medical aid.
Arming teachers has sparked a national debate since President Donald Trump suggested it as a solution in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting Feb. 14, in which a 19-year-old former student carrying an AR-15-style rifle killed 17.
Since the idea of arming teachers leaped back into the news, Eaton said, the program has averaged 10 inquiries per day from teachers and administrators.
http://dailysignal.com/2018/03/06/how-this-ohio-program-trains-teachers-to-carry-guns/
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