School Board Funds Armed Security For All Escambia Schools

March 21, 2018

Tuesday night, the Escambia County School Board formally approved funding for school resource officers and armed private security in all traditional schools in the county.

The board voted 5-0 to hire off-duty Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies and Pensacola Police officers and 5-0 to hire  Securitas to place armed security in ever traditional school in the county. Costs for the remainder of the school year are estimated at $171,000 for the law enforcment officers and $132,000 for Securitas.

The board votes affirmed a plan introduced last week by Superintendent Malcolm Thomas. Implementation of the plan started on Monday.

To learn more, click here for a previous NorthEscambia.com story.

Comments

4 Responses to “School Board Funds Armed Security For All Escambia Schools”

  1. David Huie Green on March 22nd, 2018 9:31 pm

    REGARDING:
    “such as 1-year-old school bus engines.”

    THAT particular thing doesn’t happen.

    They try to get 10 years regular service out of a bus — engine and all, then maybe 5 more years as a spare — depending on the shape it’s in.

    David for unbreakable engines

  2. DG on March 21st, 2018 6:46 pm

    >>Where will the money come from?

    The school board has a budget around $618 Million. Often, the district replaces things that are in perfect condition to satisfy that allowance, such as 1-year-old school bus engines.

    I believe they will be able to find the money for this quite easily.

  3. Salena on March 21st, 2018 5:29 pm

    I think they might have to make cuts to pay for it

  4. Carl on March 21st, 2018 6:49 am

    Where will the money come from?

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