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Step Up School Security and the impact on education.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Governor Rick Snyder has vetoed a bill to allow concealed weapons in Michigan's

public schools, but it's only on hold for the moment. Los Angeles police officers will visit

600 elementary and middle schools at least once a day. L.A. high schools already have armed

cops on campus. Do guns, along with metal detectors,

surveillance cameras, and photo IDs, really make kids that much safer? Does every school have

to become a fortress? When education requires an open, welcoming atmosphere, what are the dangers

of overreaction? On reporter's notebook later on, the State Department gets the blame for Benghazi. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. Al-Nay back with

To the Point. Even before last week's Newtown Massacre, Michigan legislators voted for

concealed weapons on school campuses. We'll hear what happened to that. We'll look at increased

efforts to make sure that school children are safe and the possible impact of overreaction on education.

On reporter's notebook, three top officials have quit their jobs in the wake of a finding that

the State Department was responsible for lax security that allowed a diplomat and three other

Americans to be killed in Benghazi. First, this news update, President Obama today named

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