Illinois House passes plan to replace school security guards with social workers

[Cannons Front]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A plan to replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers got a House OK with substantial changes.
The House voted 64-25 Friday to establish a grant program for schools who hire mental health professionals to keep calm in the hallways.

Police had objected to the idea because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers.
Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch removed that part.


Republican Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard opposed the measure. He says schools should hire more police officers to combat an epidemic of school shootings.


Chicago Democratic Rep. Juliana Stratton countered that putting police officers in schools aren't the only way to keep kids safe.

http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Ill...481098321.html


Now now kids just play nice, lets come in my office and talk about it......... At least someone with half a brain removed the can't fund police part......

[Grokmaster]

Of course. They can just hug the school shooters, while singing "Kumbaya", and then blame the NRA if anyone is shot by the latest psycho.

[donttread]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A plan to replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers got a House OK with substantial changes.
The House voted 64-25 Friday to establish a grant program for schools who hire mental health professionals to keep calm in the hallways.

Police had objected to the idea because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers.
Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch removed that part.


Republican Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard opposed the measure. He says schools should hire more police officers to combat an epidemic of school shootings.


Chicago Democratic Rep. Juliana Stratton countered that putting police officers in schools aren't the only way to keep kids safe.

http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Ill...481098321.html


Now now kids just play nice, lets come in my office and talk about it......... At least someone with half a brain removed the can't fund police part......

As someone trained in disaster mental health response I fail to see this as terribly valuable for school shooting type events however SW'ers might be able to reduce fights and bullying.
However, if you want to prevent school shootings and murders you need someone with a gun. Why not a SW and a security guard?

[Standing Wolf]

Why not a SW and a security guard?

That's what they're getting. The thread title is misleading; police are not being "replaced".

[Cannons Front]

That's what they're getting. The thread title is misleading; police are not being "replaced".

The media made the title I just copied it, It is what they had originally intended however, "because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers" it was modified after pressure from Police agencies.

So there is no doubt about that.....
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/201...-illinois.html
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some Illinois lawmakers want to give extra money to schools that replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers and behavior therapists

[Common]

My god, how can they not understand that school shooters are very disturbed kids, they are having mental episodes. They walk into these schools armed and start shooting, what the HELL is a social worker going to do about that.

[texan]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A plan to replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers got a House OK with substantial changes.
The House voted 64-25 Friday to establish a grant program for schools who hire mental health professionals to keep calm in the hallways.

Police had objected to the idea because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers.
Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch removed that part.


Republican Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard opposed the measure. He says schools should hire more police officers to combat an epidemic of school shootings.


Chicago Democratic Rep. Juliana Stratton countered that putting police officers in schools aren't the only way to keep kids safe.

http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Ill...481098321.html


Now now kids just play nice, lets come in my office and talk about it......... At least someone with half a brain removed the can't fund police part......

Typical liberal policy. Talk nice to bullies and they will stop. Snicker. I wonder how much safer the kids feel knowing there will be someone with words stopping the shooter?