"Memes, School, and Taken: Pennsylvania School District Arms Their  Students With Rocks In The Event Of A  School Shooting  @balleralert  BLUE N OUNTAIN  ELEMEN ARY WEST  WEST SIDE  EST Pennsylvania School District Arms Their Students With Rocks In The Event Of A School Shooting - blogged by @MsJennyb ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Amid the gun control controversy, the Blue Mountain School District in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has taken matters into its own hands when it comes to school safety. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As some states move to arm teachers in an effort to protect students and faculty in case of a school shooting, the superintendent of the Pennsylvania school district says his students are armed with rocks to protect themselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ""Every classroom has been equipped with a five-gallon bucket of river stone. If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full students armed with rocks and they will be stoned,"" said Dr. David Helsel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ""At one time I just had the idea of river stone, they`re the right size for hands, you can throw them very hard and they will create or cause pain, which can distract,"" said Helsel, as he explained his teachers are fully trained on how to react in an active shooter situation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ""We have devices installed in our doors that help to secure them, to make it very difficult to break through,"" said Helsel. ""We also have, we train kids and talk about barricading the doors."" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ However, according to reports, there is one maintenance employee that is trained and certified to be armed and work as security at the school. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What are your thoughts?"
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