Illinois House Okays Plan Replacing School Armed Guards with Unarmed Mental Health Workers
Matt Slocum/The Associated Press
by AWR Hawkins30 Apr 2018782
The Illinois House passed a plan Friday to replace school armed guards with unarmed mental health workers.
On April 19, Breitbart News reported that House Democrats were pushing a plan that provided financial rewards for schools that hired therapists instead of armed guards.
The AP reported that Rep. Emanuel “Chris†Welch’s (D-Westchester) HB4208 “would allow schools to apply to an optional grant if they promise to reallocate funding for school-based law enforcement to mental health services, including social workers.†They would also have the option of redirecting the funding to other non-security measures “designed to promote school safety and healthy environments.â€
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/30/illinois-house-okays-plan-replace-school-armed-guards-unarmed-mental-health-workers/
