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East Lyme Board approves armed security officers, including director of security
Summary
After extended public comment and board debate, the East Lyme Board of Education voted to authorize armed security officers (ASOs) for district schools and to include the director of security in that staffing model; the decision passed with recorded votes and will be followed by board-directed hiring and vetting protocols.
The East Lyme Board of Education voted Monday to authorize armed security officers for district schools, including the district’s director of security, after more than three hours of public comment and trustee debate. The motion passed in roll-call-style voice votes recorded by the chair; the board stated six members voted in favor, three opposed and three abstained.
Board members and speakers framed the decision around response time, staff and student safety, and the limits of prevention-only strategies. A member of the public who spoke during the public-comment period said the measure was an…
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