(WBAP/KLIF) — Lawmakers in Austin may approve armed guards for Texas schools.
Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training. That’s under a new proposal during the 88th Texas Legislative Session that advanced, Tuesday, in response to the Uvalde school shooting. A similar proposal, which also advanced, Tuesday, would create and enforce school safety and security requirements and mandate that all schools have an armed person, ranging from a licensed officer to a trained staff member, who could respond to a shooting.
The measure is among proposals across the country that could create a larger presence of armed personnel in the face of tragedies similar to the Uvalde massacre.
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