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Hall school board set to board on gun policy for security officer
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Andy Betancourt, Hall County Schools’ safety and security assistant, poses for a portrait outside the Hall County school district office in Gainesville on Wednesday. The Hall County school board will vote to decide whether Betancourt will be allowed to carry a handgun on school property and at the district office. - photo by David Barnes
Hall County Schools may soon have an employee with the authority to carry a handgun in the district office and on school campuses. At its meeting Monday night, the school board is scheduled to vote on a new policy designating Andy Betancourt, the district’s safety and security assistant, as the employee allowed to carry a weapon while working. Superintendent Will Schofield introduced the policy at a board meeting last month.