>> Guns in school: ‘We have to be ready in seconds and not minutes’
"These weapons would never be accessed by the limited staff members given authorization to do so unless an actual crises occurred. At no time would other staff members or students every have access to these weapons," McBride stated in the letter dated Friday that the district also posted along with a Q&A to its website.
The district worked in collaboration with the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, which will have representatives at the next public school meeting, set for 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Board of Education room, 201 N. Long St.
>> Sidney schools have guns at the ready
McBride stated that Newton Local Schools was the first district of its size in Ohio to hire a sheriff’s deputy as a full-time school resource officer. Also, on the same day but prior to the Parkland. Florida, school shooting, McBride said he and Newton SRO, deputy Ryan Karn visited Houston Local Schools in Shelby County to review their armed intruder crisis plan and protocol.
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