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Urbandale candidates emphasize prevention, mental health and SRO engagement to address weapons in schools
Summary
Candidates discussed weapons in schools, saying there is no single fix; they proposed training, mental-health supports, clearer consequences and cooperation with police and SROs.
At a candidate forum during the school-day "connections" period, Urbandale school board candidates addressed questions about preventing students from bringing weapons to school, stressing a mix of prevention, mental-health support and law-enforcement cooperation rather than an immediate move to metal detectors.
Rodrigo Santizo, who served 24 years with the Des Moines Police Department and as an SRO, said there is "not a true way,…
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