\u201cEvery classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket of river stone. If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full students armed with rocks and they will be stoned,\u201d said Dr. David Helsel, [Superintendent of the Blue Mountain school district in Pennsylvania – Ed.]\u00a0<\/em>testifying to the House Education Committee last week in Harrisburg.<\/p>\n\u201cAt one time I just had the idea of river stone, they’re the right size for hands, you can throw them very hard and they will create or cause pain, which can distract,\u201d Helsel told WNEP.<\/p>\n
Helsel says teachers, staff, and students were given active shooter training through a program known as ALICE which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate and they routinely hold evacuation drills for active shooter simulations.<\/p>\n
But if a teacher decides to lockdown a classroom, there are rocks in a five-gallon bucket kept in every classroom closet that students could throw if shooters get inside.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And the fact is, yes – with active shooters, any resistance is better than none.\u00a0 It’s just crazy enough to…well, maybe be better than useless.<\/p>\n
Speaking of better than useless – the district took some more concrete action:<\/p>\n
Helsel says the district has no plans to arm teachers, however, Blue Mountain does have a maintenance employee who is trained and certified to work as school security and is armed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
People may laugh – but it makes more sense than any Twin Cities public school is going to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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