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GUNS Continued from A1 nity and one that many other school district administrators feel they have already come to terms with. The Indianapolis Recorder talked about armed school police officers to seven Indianapolis area school systems (Franklin Township, Perry Township, Decatur Township, Pike Township, Speedway, Avon and Hamilton Southeastern). When asked if armed guards were members of their school staffs, four out of the seven districts said they needed armed guards to fully protect their students. They were Pike, Decatur, Perry and Franklin townships. Administrators from Avon, Speedway and Hamilton Southeastern said they didn’t have any guards at all on their staffs, but depended on faculty, students and local police for safety. “We just feel like our faculty can provide a safe and secure environment to our students at this point. We haven’teven entertained the idea of armed guards,” said Dick Helton, superintendent of Avon schools. “I don’t believe guards with guns would project a preferable image we’d like to see in our schools.” Speedway Superintendent N. Andrew Wagner said he feels secure with his door monitors, video cameras and relationship with Speedway Police who visit from time to time. While Rich Hogue, assistant superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern schools, said his system depended on the same means of security, he added, “I don’t think it’s fair to suggest that any school doesn’t have some armed security with all of the local officers that come in and out of schools periodically.” Helton, Wagner and Hogue said they were comfortable with their decision to depend on their faculty and community to provide protection for their student body, but added they support other administrators who may have dealt with student safety differently. Allen Kasper, director of security for Pike schools, believes that armed officers who patrol school grounds around the clock are a

necessity. He recalled an incident that occurred 12 years ago in a Pike school when a burglar attempted to kill a teacher. “Everybody’s preparing for a Columbine,” said Kasper, who added armed officers are assigned to safeguard Pike school hallways and are schooled to serve as the first line of defense. “It’s a proactive stance. Our kids see violence in one form or another everyday. Our officers give them a since of security.” David Kinsey, head of security for Decatur schools agreed that nationwide circi^nstances warrant the arming of school protectors, saying, “You don’t know if students or parents have guns when they walk through those doors. We have to be able to take some sort of action if they are. “ You’ve got to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst,” added Kinsey. Perry schools also have armed guards who patrol buildings and parking lots all day. Phil Crist, director of facilities, said the need is obvious when looking at national tragedies that could happen locally at any time. He thinks a main issue in the debate of protecting children with guns, is the way officers are perceived by students and their community. “I’d rather have them armed than not,” said Crist. “We encourage them to get to know and build friendships with our kids. They shouldn’t be seen as the enemy.” IPS officers said they feel like they need to be armed to be prepared to fully protect the system’s 40,000 students and affirmed they are “the ally.” “How can we expect to do a job if we don’t have the equipment?” asked IPS patrol officer, Michelle Tursell. “The purpose of the gun is not to go into schools and use kids as target practice. It’s to protect them. We want to be prepared.” The Indianapolis School Board will hold a public meeting to discuss a proposal to arm school police at a Sept. 20 policy meeting scheduled for5:30p.m. in the Board Room of the John Morton-Finney Center for Educational Services. Public opinion will be instrumental in how the board decides the issue.

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