Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says a knife fight between two female students at Carl Hayden High School on Monday shows the Phoenix Union district board made a major mistake by denying the school’s request for an armed officer. District leaders rejected more protection for teachers and students despite the fact that the costs were going to be covered by the Arizona Department of Education.
“The safety of students, teachers and staff members at schools is not negotiable and a knife fight on the Carl Hayden campus Monday shows the dangers are increasing,” said Horne. “This needs to stop immediately. The Phoenix Union governing board needs to reverse a terrible decision they made earlier this year when they rejected requests from the leadership of both Carl Hayden and Betty Fairfax high schools for armed officers on campus.”
“Yesterday, Phoenix Police reported that two female Carl Hayden students were in a knife fight that resulted in injuries,” claimed Horne. “This proves the need for armed officers and demonstrates the utter lack of concern by the members of the Phoenix Union government board who rejected the request for officers that had been endorsed by the two schools and district administration. It was an outrageous dereliction of responsibility, and the board needs to reconsider this matter immediately.”
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