The West Ada School District may soon employ current or former law enforcement officers who can carry concealed weapons on its campuses as part of its proposed safety plan.
The enhanced campus safety plan — which the district said was put together after a year-long review with law enforcement — would add what the district is calling campus sentinels in an effort to improve safety and security in its schools. Under the new plan, the district also would give staff members wearable alert technology to make it easier to call for help in emergencies.
The sentinels would be permitted to carry concealed firearms on campus, but would “maintain a low profile” to “increase the deterrence value provided by strategic ambiguity,” according to the district’s proposed policy. The new positions would supplement the presence of school resource officers, armed police officers in schools who wear standard police uniforms and gear…