Arming staff in Hamilton City Schools

Only two of the 1,100 staffers are currently qualified to carry a gun in Hamilton schools, according to Superintendent Larry Knapp. The district's controversial plan to allow staff to carry firearms and to subject students to random checks with handheld metal detectors has been in the works for months, according to Knapp. He said carrying a weapon will be voluntary for teachers, and that the list of criteria to be able to have one is lengthy.