2 western Pa. districts arming police at schools - 21 News Now, More Local News for Youngstown, Ohio -

2 western Pa. districts arming police at schools

Updated:
  • More News

  • CLEVELAND, Ohio- A Youngstown man changes his plea on a federal heroin charge. Andre Little pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin Wednesday. The charge stems from two incidents
    CLEVELAND, Ohio- A Youngstown man changes his plea on a federal heroin charge. Andre Little pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin Wednesday.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:13 PM EDT2013-06-20 01:13:33 GMT
    BOARDMAN, Ohio - The Salvation Army is opening a new family store in Boardman. They will be taking over the old Oak Express building on route 224 next to the Hobby Lobby. The Christian Charitable organization
    BOARDMAN, Ohio - The Salvation Army is opening a new family store in Boardman. They will be taking over the old Oak Express building on route 224 next to the Hobby Lobby. The Christian Charitable organization
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:04 PM EDT2013-06-20 01:04:43 GMT
    BOARDMAN, Ohio - The Caribou Coffee in The Shops at Boardman Park will be rebranded soon as a Peet's Coffee and Tea. 80 under-performing Caribou Coffee stores closed nationwide in April. 88 other stores,
    BOARDMAN, Ohio - The Caribou Coffee in The Shops at Boardman Park will be rebranded soon as a Peet's Coffee and Tea. 80 under-performing Caribou Coffee stores closed nationwide in April. 88 other stores,

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A western Pennsylvania school district whose board voted to eventually arm its school police has, instead, gotten a court order so it can have armed officers in each of its schools immediately in the wake of Friday's Connecticut school shooting.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/YbTXJK ) on Monday first reported the court orders allowing the Butler Area School District and the South Butler County School District to arm their officers.

And Butler Area Superintendent Michael Strutt tells The Associated Press that his 7,500-student district about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh has an armed officer in each of its 11 elementary and three secondary schools on Monday.

That district's board voted Dec. 10 to begin a months-long process to arm its police. But Strutt says the district got the court order to "expedite the process" after the Connecticut shooting.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 Worldnow and WFMJ. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms