A central Minnesota school district that was the site of a school shooting in 2003 is getting a new device designed to help keep kids safe: bulletproof whiteboards.
The Rocori School District plans to put one of the whiteboards in every classroom to add another layer of defense if a gunman enters school grounds.
The boards are designed by Maryland-based Hardwire LLC and they can hang on a wall and be used in class, just like any traditional marker board.
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Bullet-proof boards: Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones, left, and Rocori School District Superintendent Scott Staska pose with bulletproof white boards in Cold Spring, Minnesota
But when the lives of students are threatened, a teacher can use also use one of the boards as a shield.
Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones says it’s the best development in school safety he’s seen.
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Not a day goes by when Jones doesn't think of Seth Bartell and Aaron Rollins, who were murdered in the 2003 school shooting, he said.
‘Two bright and brilliant students were killed with this bullet,’ the police chief told Fox9 in Minnesota as he showed the type of bullet that was used.
Each bullet-proof board weighs a few pounds and is a quarter of an inch thick.
Impressed: Cold Spring Police Chief Phil Jones says it's the best development in school safety he's seen
Remembered victims: Not a day goes by when Jones doesn't think of Seth Bartell, left, and Aaron Rollins, right, who were murdered in a 2003 school shooting
‘I could not believe this was going to be bulletproof,’ Jones admitted.
So, he decided to test one out by firing three different types of bullets at it. None penetrated the board.
Schools in North Dakota and Maryland currently use the bullet-proof whiteboards.
Rocori will be the first school in Minnesota to use them.
Test run: Jones decided to test one of the boards out by firing three different types of bullets at it
Tried and true: None of the bullets penetrated the board