What training exists for teachers handling weapons screening?
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — As Fairfax County Public Schools expands front-door weapons screening, some teachers are being assigned 30-minute shifts to help monitor doors — raising questions about whether those duties fall within a teacher’s job description and what would happen if a teacher encountered an actual weapon.
The added responsibilities include door monitoring and assisting with screening procedures at school entrances. The assignments have prompted concerns about how the work fits into educators’ roles and what expectations, training or protocols are in place for teachers who might come across a weapon during screening…