VSEA’s Week In Action Newsletter: February 17, 2017

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VSEA-Endorsed Bill Being Discussed To Allow VT Parole & Probation Officers To Carry Firearms

FOX44 reported on Tuesday night about a bill being debated at the State House that would allow Vermont Parole and Probation Officers to carry a firearm, only after completing extensive training and being certified as a law enforcement officer.

VSEA Executive Director Steve Howard explained VSEA’s support for the bill, reminding how Vermont social workers had been sounding the alarm for years about how they sometimes fear for their personal safety when they are in the field, checking on the well being of a child or children whose parents, or parent, is known to be very dangerous.

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