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Pittsburgh Catholic schools hire armed guards
January 26, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Diocese of Pittsburgh has hired armed security guards who will patrol Catholic schools.
Six armed guards and four security supervisors—all with experience as law-enforcement professionals—will soon begin working in the schools. “Safety and security are not cheap,” said Wendell Hissrich, the diocesan security director. “Not doing it would be more costly.”
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