‘How do you protect our kids?’: Kenosha families seek solutions after threats [Video]

KENOSHA — After two recent scares at Kenosha area schools, the board will hear from community members at a meeting on Tuesday night.

For many, the back-to-back threats have been surreal and while the solution is still unknown, they’re hoping the school board meeting will bring them another step closer to figuring it out.

“I got grandchildren in school,” said grandfather William Gwaltney. “Safety for them, well I heard they put metal detectors up. That’s a plus I guess. Teachers, some of them want to have permission to carry handguns. Not necessarily everyone is happy about that.”

“I think that becomes a frightening atmosphere at school,” said Kenosha resident Julie Weiss. “I’ll never forget one time I went to an in-service. We were observing classes in Milwaukee and just as a teacher we had to go through the metal detectors in Milwaukee and that just I don’t know. I kind …