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Three Village district weighing voluntary arming of school security guards amid budget shifts
Summary
District official Dr. Scanlon told the board that the Three Village Central School District is negotiating terms to allow current school security guards to carry concealed firearms on a voluntary basis while continuing other security measures and responding to cuts that eliminated five pre-K guard positions.
Dr. Scanlon, a district official for the Three Village Central School District, told the school board that administrators are negotiating with employee units to offer current security guards the option to carry concealed firearms as part of a broader review of school security tied to this year's budget pressures.
The move follows a budget year affected by rising health care costs and program changes, Dr. Scanlon said. The district recorded about $5,000,000 in health care costs this year; a personnel transition saved roughly $900,000, he said. Security spending has also changed substantially over recent years, he added.
Dr. Scanlon said the…
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