Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, on Friday called on Gov. Rick Scott and fellow lawmakers to place an armed school resource officer in every Florida elementary school as a way to prevent a repeat of the tragic mass shootings are Sandy Hook Elementary School last week.
Echoing a proposal floated Friday morning by the National Rifle Association, Fasano said the mere presence of an armed law enforcement officer may be enough to prevent a repeat of the recent shooting the Newtown, Connecticut elementary school that claimed the lives of 20 children.
“While this no doubt will be an expensive proposition, no price tag can be placed on the lives of the precious children our public schools are entrusted with each and every day of the school year,” Fasano wrote.
Earlier this week, Mayor Teresa Jacobs made a similar proposal – to place school resource officers in all Orange County public schools, in the wake of the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
