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Jasper R-5 Schools arming select teachers
To bolster security at Jasper Missouri schools, the school board has approved a plan to allow some teachers to carry concealed weapons.
This step is meant to provide resistance and to protect students and staff in case an armed intruder would walk into a Jasper school.
Teachers participating in the program are receiving training this summer to be ready for the new school year this fall.