Guns & schools

Idaho school district buys guns to safeguard against shooting rampage

A tiny school district in Idaho far removed from law enforcement has purchased firearms and trained a handful of staff to use them should the same school shooting rampage that has occurred across the country take place. It takes at least 45 minutes for officers to reach the Garden Valley School district – a district made up of less than 300 students all taught in the same building – where limited funds have prevented the school from being able to afford hiring police officers to patrol the building during school hours.