“But I think that we are on firm ground with our protocols that we have in place,” said Duval County School Police Department Chief Greg Burton.
“It was the night of the Sandy Hook attack — Dec. 14, 2012. That’s how we got our start. My wife was a city school teacher here in Syracuse, and between the two of us, we had six children,” said Czyz. The goal is to deter a shooter from entering at all. But, if they try, it’s to slow them down — and keep them out of crowded areas — as law enforcement officers respond.Teacher and staff trainingDuval County’s contract, which the city says is less than $100,000, is confidential for security reasons. It is known, however, that it includes assessments of campus to look for vulnerabilities.
Czyz, one of the Armoured One founders, showed what it’s like to shoot traditional tempered glass. One pistol shot and one punch, and a shooter could get in.Armoured One co-founder Tom Czyz showed the I-TEAM what it’s like to shoot traditional tempered glass. The company even tests its products in attack-resistant doors, using a battering ram with 250 pounds of pressure.
“It’s true. I mean, you got limited budgets, you got, you know, inflation happening, you got legislation, making changes, you know, taking things away from our schools, making it more difficult, but that doesn’t change the fact that there’s a problem in our society,” said Amodei, the other Armoured One founder. “And that we can’t — just because we can’t afford — it doesn’t mean we can’t ignore it too at the same time.