Parents Upset State Law Prevents Security Barricades

Parents of students in the Southwest Licking Schools district say they're frustrated with the state's decision to keep schools from using security barricades intended to stop a gunman. After parents raised $30,000 to buy intruder-defense systems for the Southwest Licking school district, they were told the devices violate Ohio's Building Code. The district appealed, but the Board of Building Appeals within the Ohio Department of Commerce this week voted down the use of the barricades. The active-shooter training received by the school district last year encouraged using barricades to stop a gunman. State Sen. Jay Hottinger had called a meeting with state officials after speaking with parents. He says the barricade question is something that must be resolved at the state level.