Private security guards, not police officers, could be protecting your kids when school starts back.
Horry County School’s contract with U.S. Security Associates — the firm that supplies unarmed security outside the schools — allows the district to ask for additional armed guards as part of the existing contract.
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Horry County Schools spokeswoman Teal Britton said the district has reached out to U.S. Security Associates to discuss armed guards and will give the school board an update on the cost during the school board meeting Monday.
The district has 15 schools that were patrolled by Horry County police officers, and the district’s three new schools opening next year also will need security.
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Britton confirmed that the district is looking for 18 guards for the upcoming school year.
The district’s contract with the security firm mandates that all security officers have a South Carolina Security Officer Registration card, have at least six months of law enforcement of security officer experience, and undergo South Carolina Law Enforcement Division background checks.
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According to the contract, security guards must be qualified to perform CPR, first aid and self-defense.
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