OUR OPINION: Rebuild America’s mental-health system

This story was filed on December 28, 2012

Close to 100,000 public schools dot the American landscape. And on the question of how much it would cost to staff each one with an armed guard, estimates range from $3 billion to $10 billion a year. But would this be the best way to spend that sum? No – because schools already are extremely safe. Talk about this topic read more

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