Classrooms equipped with buckets of rocks to stone shooters

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The buckets are kept in classroom closets. "And they will be stoned", said Helsel.

"We always strive to find new ways to keep our students safe", Helsel said, adding that the rocks are one small part of the district's overall security plan.

Every classroom in the district about 90 miles northwest of Philadelphia has a 5-gallon bucket of river stones, said Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel.

In the aftermath of the Florida school shooting, a Pennsylvania school district has equipped its classrooms with buckets of rocks, according to The Hill.

A parent also told WNEP that the buckets of rocks are "absurd".

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"If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance to any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full of students armed with rocks".

Helsel told lawmakers that educators and staff have already undergone an active shooter training program, and classroom doors are outfitted to be hard to break down. "Anything helps; rocks are better than books and pencils".

The country is still debating how to prevent school shootings after Nikolas Cruz, 19, opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and killed 17 people in Parkland, Fla., last month. One of the proposals on school safety by the Trump administration is for states to provide firearms training for school staff.

Dr. Helsel says the district has no plans to arm teachers for school safety.

The report has received mixed reactions from the community and the public.

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