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"Lake County school leaders discussed arming teachers and principals at a meeting on Monday.The controversial proposal will be at the center of a workshop on school security.Residents, former teachers and parents spoke on both sides of the issue in their schools.In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, school board member Bill Mathias wants the board to consider a voluntary program that would train and arm school leaders to carry firearms inside schools.\"If you try to come onto our campus, if you try to hurt our students, there's a good possibility you will leave in a body bag. That would be a deterrent for anyone coming to Lake County, and they would move on to somewhere else,\" Mathias said.The armed school approach calls for initial implementation in Lake County's 21 elementary schools.  The county has placed one armed deputy or police officer at each of its elementary schools since the Newtown massacre.Board members decided there should be more discussion on Mathia's proposal and security in general, but at least three members, including the chairman, said guns and schools do not mix.What do you think about armed teachers? Comment below to weigh in on this issue, or vote in our poll by clicking here. List: Most armed counties in Florida"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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