Great Plan, Guys! Dems Vote to Replace Armed Security at Schools with Mental Health Workers

By Bizpac Review. The Illinois House of Representatives has come up with a brilliant plan to secure the safety of children in the state’s school system.

The plan is brilliant for Democrats, of course, who lead the state governing body as it calls for replacing armed police officers in schools with mental health professionals – who are unarmed, according to an Associated Press report.

The Democratic-led House in Illinois voted 64-25 on Friday in favor of the plan which seeks to set up a grant program rewarding schools for hiring the social workers.

Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch removed part of the proposed legislation after opposition from police over language that withheld funding from schools which hired armed security officers.

The measure comes in the wake of the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla. high school in February and amid renewed calls for increasing security in public schools. (Read more from “Great Plan, Guys! Dems Vote to Replace Armed Security at Schools with Mental Health Workers” HERE)

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Illinois House Oks Amended Plan Adding School Therapists

By AP. A plan to replace armed security officers with unarmed social workers got a House OK with substantial changes . . .

Police had objected to the idea because schools could only get money if they stopped funding police officers. Hillside Democratic Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch removed that part.

Chicago Democratic state Rep. Juliana Stratton countered that putting police officers in schools aren’t the only way to keep kids safe. (Read more from “Illinois House Oks Amended Plan Adding School Therapists” HERE)

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