Blanchester school board approves arming some staffers

Some Blanchester teachers licensed to carry concealed weapons will be able to carry their firearms in schools starting next year. The Blanchester Local Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Monday allowing trained staff members to carry weapons on campuses, district officials said in a news release. The resolution doesn't allow all staff members with CCW to carry firearms in schools. Instead, officials said a select group of trained staffers will be armed in order to provide a deterrent against an active shooter situation and "limit the carnage caused by a tragedy of this nature."