“While they are volunteers, each guardian receives a one-time stipend of $500 in Washington County.”
“The district has trained 130 armed guardians and even saw 60 teachers participate in the training, though they are not eligible to serve in the role.”
“To know that there are other people out there, that are there to help us as law enforcement, and know that they are that first immediate defense for a school until we can get there … really makes us sleep better at night,” said Dustin Killpack, training sergeant at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.”
At least we can say the schools down there are not as soft of targets as they once were.