5 Steps Schools Must Get Right When Arming Campus Police

Continue to Train and Drill

Everyday life for students won’t change once the policy is implemented. It’s unlikely the newly armed officers will ever have to use their weapon. That said, emergency response drills should continue to be conducted regularly.

Although vigilance is no more important than it was before being armed, officers should have a reinvigorated expectation to protect the campus from a wide range of threats, and the campus is safer for it.