Call for armed cops in schools may not be such a good idea
This incident reminds me of an accidental gun discharge back in the early ‘70s at College of the Mainland where I was teaching. A couple of cops attending classes were sitting in some chairs in a foyer when one showed his gun to the other … and wouldn’t you know it, his piece went off. Luckily no one was hurt.
OFFICER WHO FIRED SHOT IN NY SCHOOL SUSPENDED
The officer accidentally fired his pistol in the hallway during class; the program that allow police in schools is also suspended during the investigation
Associated Press
March 7, 2013
HIGHLAND, N.Y. — A New York town that began assigning an armed police officer to guard a high school in the wake of the Connecticut massacre has suspended the program after an officer accidentally discharged his pistol in a hallway while classes were in session.
Lt. James Janso of the Lloyd police department tells media outlets Officer Sean McCutcheon will be suspended while an investigation continues.
McCutcheon was assigned to the high school in the Hudson Valley town of Highland in January. Janso says the program has been suspended for now.
There were no staff members or students nearby when the weapon went off just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Nobody was hurt.
A message was left at a phone number listed in McCutcheon's name.
Lloyd is in Ulster County, 65 miles south of Albany.
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