Armed 'rangers' in Missouri schools

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Missouri lawmakers are done passing bills for the year. Now the question shifts to Gov. Mike Kehoe. One proposal headed to his desk would let schools hire a new kind of armed guard called a “Missouri Ranger,” reopening a familiar fight over what school safety should look like in practice.

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