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Hall County considering allowing one employee to carry weapon in district
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Penny Kerns, Kameelah Monroe, Charlene Young and Nancy Sykes leave work at the Hall County School District's central office in January 2016. Superintendent Will Schofield is proposing a policy that would allow one designated employee — and only one employee — to carry a weapon while working in the district. Schofield said the policy would particularly help security at the district office. - photo by Erin O. Smith
A proposed Hall County School District policy would allow one designated employee — and only one employee — to carry a weapon while working in the district. Superintendent Will Schofield introduced the proposed policy at a school board meeting Monday night, saying he would designate Andy Betancourt, the district’s safety and security assistant, as the employee who is allowed to carry a weapon in the district. Betancourt worked for 30 years with the Miami Police Department before retiring.