Highland Park Lawyer Crusades for Armed Guards in Schools
Since the Sandy Hook massacre, Robert Bernat has made his case for armed guards in every Highland Park school to the City Council, both school boards and the police. And that's just the beginning.
Robert Bernat has been to a lot of meetings since January, and he has no plans to slow down soon. The Highland Park resident, attorney and doctor has made presentations to the city council, the district 112 and 113 boards and the chief of police. If this sounds like a lot of legwork, it's because Bernat's battle is an uphill one: he wants an armed guard in every school. Want Highland Park news in your inbox? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. "I'm going to try to push the national dialogue," he said. "I have to sleep at night knowing that I did everything I could." Though his goal is to put armed guards in every school nationwide, he hopes to start with Highland Park. He's asking the local school boards to set up committees to brainstorm …
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Dan Cox
1:07 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
The Principal at Sandy Hook gave her life as an unarmed and defenseless woman against an Armed, Intruder / Attacker, she went above and beyound her duty as a Principal, yet it was in vain. We must have some means of defense and an Action Plan in place. I suggest that every Teacher and Staff Member be Trained as a Fire Fighter, with the use of a Class 3 Dry Compound Fire Extinguisher. It has 400 … more ›