Altoona Area School District OKs AR-15 Rifles for School Resource Officers

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In the Altoona Area School District, AR-15 semi-automatic patrol rifles are now authorized for “carry, deployment and use” by school resource officers. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports the school board approved the policy change Tuesday.

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(Original air-date: 1/20/23)

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Emily Reddy is the news director at WPSU-FM, the NPR-affiliate public radio station for central and northern Pennsylvania.