During the summer months, the Stafford Township Police Department was involved in several drills within the schools, including an active shooter drill with the Stafford Township School District. As the department’s training officer, Christopher Smith had an intricate look into the buildings in which several of his children roamed the halls.

In part, that’s what spurred his desire to run for election to the Stafford Township Board of Education, to which he was delivered in November with 5,866…