For them, it was a graduation present on their final day as eighth-graders at St. Cornelius Catholic School. The gifts were rectangular “ballistic shields” — 19-ounce bulletproof plates that can slide into a backpack, giving the 13- and 14-year-olds protection from an array of small-arms fire. The Safe Shields given to the students at St. Cornelius in Chadd’s Ford, Pa., were donated by Unequal Technologies, a Glen Mills, Pa.-based company. The daughter of Unequal’s president attends St. Cornelius. Regularly, the Safe Shields retail for $150 apiece.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2018 20:55 UTC