Butler County, PA school system hires armed school guards - Washington Post

[John1956PA]

8. Fourteen Miles to the west, another Pennsylvania school district will be doing the same.

Here is an edited excerpt from the January 10, 2013, article which appears in the Ellwood City Ledger:

ELLWOOD CITY -- Armed security guards will be patrolling the halls of Ellwood City Area schools, possibly within the next two weeks.

The school board -- in a 6-0 vote . . . approved a contract Thursday . . . for security services.

{The} District Superintendent . . . said the contract would cost no more than $61,200 for the remainder of this school year.

Contracting for four security guards -- one each at Lincoln High School and Ellwood City Area's three elementary schools -- is part of a comprehensive school safety plan . . . unveiled at Thursday's board meeting.

A bit more at the following link:

http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/local_news/ellwood-adding-armed-security-guards-to-schools/article_f2d50b86-e6b1-5e0a-87dd-c2db4596eadb.html