Oklahoma Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes 3-Point Plan to Make Schools Safer

'There's an evil growing in our society'

A sign posted at Falcon Elementary School in the Huffman Independent School District in Huffman County, Texas, warns anyone who may enter school grounds with ill intent that armed staff members will use whatever force is necessary to protect the children in their charge. Courtesy of the Huffman Independent School District.

With the horror of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, still fresh in the minds of many Americans, a former law enforcement officer and SWAT team leader has come up with a three-point plan to make schools safer.

Mark Sherwood, a 24-year retired veteran of the Tulsa Police Department in Oklahoma, is also an author, a naturopathic doctor, founder of the Functional Medical Institute in Tulsa, and an Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate for 2022. He is also a parent and grandparent.