Are Armed Guards the Future of Easton Schools?

School district reviewing its security procedures in the wake of Sandy Hook.

The Easton Area School District could dip into its $12 million reserve fund to pay for security improvements at its schools. Those improvements -- outlined Tuesday evening by district Chief Executive Officer Michael Simonetta -- could include metal detectors, extra cameras, panic buttons, security doors known as "man traps," and armed guards. Simonetta made his report to the board one day after Easton Area Middle School was evacuated because of a bomb threat, and a month and a day after the mass shooting at a school in Newtown, CT that left 20 students dead. “Doing nothing is the wrong thing to do," said Simonetta. Currently, the district has security guards and school police officers at the middle school and Easton Area High School. It …

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