GREELEY — A Greeley charter school is considering arming some non-teaching staff members.
The proposal is being considered by Frontier Academy for both its campuses, and more than 100 people attended a meeting to discuss the plan Wednesday at a school auditorium in west Greeley.
Four people spoke in favor of the plan, but 10 others who spoke were opposed.
A survey of staffers in November found that 15 percent favored asking employees to carry weapons but that 60 percent said they would support the move if the executive committee went ahead with it.
A survey will be sent to parents next week.
Executive committee members were noncommittal on whether the results of the staff or parent surveys would have any effect on their vote.
Eight of the 10 who spoke Wednesday night against the proposed policy change were Frontier teachers.
Teacher Sandy Spahr, who choked up during her speech, said that bringing guns onto campus would make children less safe.
The school says designating full-time employees with post-certification to carry concealed weapons on campus would cost $12,000, including liability insurance and training.
That would be far cheaper than any option involving the hiring of security.
“Teachers would not be included, because we don’t want this person to have to respond to a threat, and then leave a classroom of students unattended,” Frontier Academy principal Dr. Stephen Seedorf told 7News on Thursday.
