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, an approach to safety that's far different than a national push to add police…
Illinois Plan: Replace Armed School Officers With Therapists
By SARAH ZIMMERMAN Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Thu, 04/19/2018 - 3:49pm
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