Board hears administration plan to arm district security guards; training, screening and timing discussed

Summary

The administration briefed the board on a proposal to arm existing district security personnel (not contract officers), limit arming to staff with prior law‑enforcement or weapons‑specific military experience, require training and psychological screening, and said implementation would take months if approved.

The Three Village Central School District administration outlined a plan to arm selected in‑district security guards after board direction to explore the option. The administration proposed using current staff — not an outside security vendor — and emphasized training, psychological screening and equipment controls as preconditions before any guards would be armed.

Why it matters: Board members have been discussing how to improve school safety. Arming district guards is a significant operational and policy change with legal, safety and community implications; the administration said the process would require months of training, negotiation and protocol development.

What the administration described: Dr. Scanlon and district security leadership said the plan calls for arming guards who are current district employees and who have a prior background in law enforcement or demonstrated military experience with weapons training. They said no new hires would…

Board hears administration plan to arm district security guards; training, screening and timing discussed

Summary

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