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Rockingham County Sheriff Wants Armed Volunteers In Schools

WUNC | By Angie Perrin,
Frank Stasio, Dana Terry
Published March 7, 2018 at 12:53 PM EST
Sheriff Page was joined by Speaker Tim Moore along with sheriffs and chiefs from neighboring counties to announce his initiative to have trained volunteers protect schools.
N.C. Sheriff's Association
Sheriff Page was joined by Speaker Tim Moore along with sheriffs and chiefs from neighboring counties to announce his initiative to have trained volunteers protect schools.
Sheriff Page was joined by Speaker Tim Moore along with sheriffs and chiefs from neighboring counties to announce his initiative to have trained volunteers protect schools.
Credit N.C. Sheriff's Association
Sheriff Page was joined by Speaker Tim Moore along with sheriffs and chiefs from neighboring counties to announce his initiative to have trained volunteers protect schools.

There have been more than 10 school shootings in the country so far this year.  As the gun debate rages on Capitol Hill, students around the country have taken things into their own hands staging walkouts and protests.

Host Frank Stasio speaks with Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page about his ideas for initiatives that could keep our schools safer.

Some corporations have also taken a stand on gun control with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart raising the age requirements to purchase guns. While North Carolina legislators continue to grapple with policy proposals for school safety, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page has put forth his own solution. He wants to bring armed volunteers with law enforcement or military police experience into the schools. This policy is possible with a 2013 state law put into effect after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Page intends to enact this plan in Rockingham County schools.  He joins host Frank Stasio to talk about the details of his initiative to keep schools safe.

 

Sheriff Sam Page full press conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OINROAefig

 

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Angie Perrin
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Dana Terry
Dana is an award-winning producer who began as a personality at Rock 92. Once she started creating content for morning shows, she developed a love for producing. Dana has written and produced for local and syndicated commercial radio for over a decade. WUNC is her debut into public radio and she’s excited to tell deeper, richer stories.
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