Parents in red-leaning suburbs outside NYC green-lighting armed security at public schools

FoxNewsspeakswiththeresidentsofFarmingdale,N.Y.,ontheirpositionconcerningtheschooldistricthiringarmedguardstoprotectstudents. FARMINGDALE,N.Y.–Nearlytwodozenschooldistrictsinthered-leaningsuburbsofNewYorkCityhaveapprovedarmedguardstoprotecttheirchildren,preferringashowofforceratherthanfurthercurtailingSecondAmendmentrightsintheEmpireState. OnesuchdistrictistheFarmingdaleSchoolDistrictineasternNassauCounty,whichservesmorethan5,100students. Althoughacoalitionofparents,studentsanddistrictemployeespushedforthemeasure,whichtheboardofeducationapprovedinFebruary,manylocalresidentstoldFoxNewsDigitaltheydidn’tknowaboutthemovethisweek.However,manysupportedtheidea. VPHARRISPUSHESGUNCONTROLATSITEOFPARKLANDSCHOOLSHOOTINGASVICTIM’SDADCALLSIT‘SLAPINTHEFACE’ AsideentranceatFarmingdaleHighSchoolinLongIsland,N.Y.,onFriday,May17,2024.TheFarmingdaleSchoolDistricthasapprovedaplantoaddarmedguar