Ohio school district allows staff to be armed: 'Our schools will no longer be soft targets'

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Ohio school district allows staff to be armed: 'Our schools will no longer be soft targets'
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The River Valley Local School District in Marion County, Ohio, implemented a policy that allows teachers and school staff to be armed amid concerns over emergency response time.

Heritage Elementary School is one of the two elementary schools in the River Valley Local School District in Ohio.

Wickham said community response to the policy has been mostly positive despite misgivings from some parents, according to the local outlet. "Some have expressed questions about the training and selection process," he said."The vast majority of parents have expressed appreciation for the proactive approach in protecting their children. That is really a main reason for adopting the use of armed staff.

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