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East Central ISD surveys parents on proposal to arm staff members

The school district would join Ingram ISD as regional school districts arming staff to add a layer of protection to campus.

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio school district was working to get input from parents about providing staff with firearms—a proposal administrators are dubbing the Guardian Plan.

The East Central Independent School District pushed that survey to parents, with a deadline of Thursday night. The Guardian Plan would vet, train and arm qualified school staff members.

The district’s board is considering the idea as a way to keep students safe from potential shootings as they become more common in the halls of schools across the country.

At the start of this school year, select staff members at Ingram ISD began carrying concealed weapons. Those staff members took specialized training to add a layer of protection to the campus.

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