After last month’s Connecticut school shooting, an idea is being floated on Staten Island to get retired police officers, with their guns, to protect students.�The borough’s Community Education Council is voting today on a proposal to hire up to 500 retired officers to serve as plainclothes security guards, carrying concealed weapons and rotating among the city’s schools.

In a letter posted online, the education council’s president says its proposals are not about putting guns in schools, but about safety.

He says schools should have security cameras and buzz-in systems, but says retried police officers could play a role in protecting children and staff.

The council only has the power to make recommendations.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Department of Education have indicated they are not interested.

(Source: NY1)