Posted on 09/10/2014 4:51:27 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
SD Unified gets armored vehicle
City schools police have obtained their own military-grade Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle through a federal grant.
Known as an MRAP, the armored mobile will be converted into a victim rescue vehicle that will be stocked with thousands of dollars in advanced medical supplies and be able to take heavy fire in case of an attack on campus, the San Diego Unified School District Police Department said Tuesday.
The MRAP, valued at more than $700,000, was acquired at no cost to the district. The vehicle is expected to be operational in October.
“We recognize the public concern over perceived ‘militarization of law enforcement,’ but nothing could be further from the truth for School Police,” Capt. Joe Florentino said in an email.
Much of that public concern erupted last month in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, Mo., where heavily militarized police squads reacted to crowds protesting the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. The White House is reviewing whether programs that equip local law police departments with military gear are appropriate and will study how the equipment is being used.
Florentino describes the district’s MRAP as the county’s only specifically designated victim rescue vehicle. It will be clearly marked “rescue,” as well as display large red cross on all sides, similar to an ambulance. It is able to climb up rapid floodwaters, pull down walls or ram through buildings to rescue trapped victims, Florentino said.
Schools police will train with firefighters and paramedics on how to insert medical teams into high-risk zones. Such techniques were born out of the 1999 Columbine school massacre, the captain said.
(Excerpt) Read more at utsandiego.com ...
And now, in addition to these armored vehicles ... San Diego Unified School District also introduces its new "Project Lunch Lady" program which, when implemented will guarantee that no student wastefully throws out uneaten lunch portions. (Snark!)
Thank God, no more wasted tofu
At SD Unified, it isn’t Common Core … it’s Common Corps
The wheels on the MRAP go round and round..........
I could see how that might come in handy in an active shooter situation. Good for rescuing people under fire.
"No oversleeping on our watch, punk!"
Hey Bob. We can get a big fing MRAP!
Hot damn thats some cool shiite.
Damn. The PTA will have a cow.
No worries just put som big fing red crosses on it.
Upon a search of the room they reported finding a semi-automatic mechanical pencil. "This could be deadly in the wrong hands" a spokesperson for the SDUSD told the press.
WTF...
Is that an oil filter behind the front tire? LOL
When I went to school, all we had to worry about was a spitball or two.
Now with “progressive” education, spitballs have “progressed” to guns and rifles, with no way to fight back.
I don’t call that progress.
Better eat your mystery meat by products and vegetables ... or else we’ll sic the Moo Lunch Enforcement Squad on you .... they will go to your home and kill your dog.
“I could see how that might come in handy in an active shooter situation. Good for rescuing people under fire.”
Oh, KNOCK IT OFF. If we prepare to live in a third-world cesspool where the army is also the civilian police force, then without a doubt, we’ll all soon be living in a third-world cesspool where the army is also the civilian police force.
And stop throwing around military terminology like “active shooter” and “under fire.” THEY ARE SCHOOL COPS.
THIS. IS. INSANE.
when i went to school i don't think there was a truck in the parking lot that didn't have a rifle or shotgun or both in the rear window...
Kinda useless for that considering their policy is to wait for reinforcements. Which guarantees the shooting will be done before they go in. Not to mention the cost of this and difficulty in getting to the right school.
Just wait ‘til the Air Force finally decides to get rid of their A-10s...
I looked up search terms like MRAP. San Diego, and Armored Vehicle before posting … there were no hits, so I posted this thread.
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My neighborhood wasn’t that TOUGH!
Our two Chinese girls didn’t PACK, except for lunch.
No worries, it’s just for show and tell.
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