Are our schools safe enough?
 

I'm going to put this as simple as possible.. As I don't really feel like elaborating and explaining each part.

Murders and Crimes still happen inside the highest security prisons.
Schools on a daily basis get converted to an environment similar to said prisons. The major problems with this is the people that are dangerous FIND ways to get in. The people that are the victims never seem to be able to find a way OUT. I don't think the government could protect a school enough without making it almost airport-esque. And sadly believe what rumors you will or not, inside the terminals of airports are safer than inside any government building, schools included.

I don't believe it's the teachers job to have to analytically break down every student. Also, if you've ever been to an art school. People who have the demeanor and lifestyle of Cho outnumber BY FAR those that someone else may think are normal. Bottom line is, that which could be done without causing the teacher to risk his/her job was guaranteed done. And honestly, in these cases, if intervention is done, its not likely to stop the person, it will most likely either Prolong it, they'll put it off, or hasten it, they'll do it sooner, and much sloppier and probably more dangerously.

Society is a monster.

My school is crazy about security (at the dorms and classroom facilities) they require IDs to be shown when you enter the building. But of course we get security people who sometimes get a little too busy talking on their cell phones (all of them seem to it's weird) and one day someone got in and started robbing people, he was only caught because he was stupid enough to try and do it again in the same night. At my old high school (which I'm unbeleiably glad I'm away from at this point) you also had to show ID there but theres security up and down the halls in between classes and now they're installing a fence or a wall (I forget which one) that you must enter first. It's sounding more and more like a prison every day. :(

things like what happened at V-tech are hard to protect against because it was somone from inside the school that could wander freely anyways. It's scary to think but short of constant mental survailance of every student I can't imagin theres anything you could do. and I guarentee not everyone would be willing to do it, or let alone be honest. I can tell you right now it scares the crap outta me, but without making school a huger hasstle and making it invasive of your personal life, and making it unbeleivably confining (jail like) theres little to be done.

Bad example. Prisons don't actually do anything to protect the prisoners--their duty is to keep them in. The higher security, the more dangerous the prisoners that are being kept there, meaning more guards, more strict regulations, etc.


No, our schools aren't safe enough and they never will be. As long as a single child is being teased, bullied, picked on etc, they are not safe enough. Even when you prevent the Virginia Techs of the world from happening, there will still be violence within the walls.

sometimes i really have to wonder about this. i mean how safe can they be. even in the safest places things can go wrong. the one thing that just really freaked me out about my school was how they run exams. on campus we have a field house were our basket ball team plays and for exams they stuff 5 or so classes into the room for 3 hours in rows that cross the gym floor. there are two emergency exits and no security at the building. it was very unnerving and we had to write exams in there. anyone could have just walked in there and done who knows what.

nope. mine has drug deals and race riots

Children learn from example dear. Take a group of young(like toddler to early grade school aged) kids and put them in a room together with toys. Most of the time they get along amazingly well.

Now take that same group of children about 10-12 years later when they're preteens and teens and such and have the power to truly vocalize things. Naturally they're not going to get along quite as well as young children. Why? Because they've had time to absorb what those around them do. They've had time to let the world influence them. And no matter what any child tells you, their parents ARE the biggest influences in their lives, be that a good or bad thing.

Most often children adopt the behavioral patterns of their parents and other adults they see on a daily basis throughout their lifetimes.

Thus, if your parent is snobbish and stuck up and talks bad about people(even if it's just at home), a child learns that same behavior. And it's not something that can be fixed after it's started, most times. A kid might learn to control their outbursts a bit better, but the feelings never go away.

Before you start blaming it on the kids, look at the way their parents act first.

My school only went on lock down a few times this year, last year it was a lot of times. All the windows in the school is barred and the problem is the door since it's not barred except the gym. Unfortunately the security isn't as good at my school, they DON'T always do their job especially when kids are in the hallway(fights sometimes occur). Also there are metal detectors which helps a lot since there were a few troubled incidents.

Things like V Tech will occur again and again because there are bullies every where and also schools that can't get good security and have big campus. Plus depression and stuff like that plays a part.

The high school has cops in it at all times, which I think is a bit much. Our middle school is extremely relaxed, though. I've seen plenty of kids with razors....yet I get sent to the office for having a rubber band.

I certainly do not think my school is safe enough for a V-Tech like attack.
My school has gone ghetto & we have just started having Gang fights more and more over the last few years. We have police on every corner to protect from gang fights. We have to have police stationed in parks for the same reason.
I mean, my freshmen year in high school their was a Rumor that a kid had a gun in school.
But, it wasn't a rumor in the end.
The kid was in my 2nd hour class he ended up brining a fully loaded gun, and carried it in his backpack.
This gun easily carried 8 bullets. He was planning on shooting some kids after school or during lunch.
They didn't catch him till 5 hour & we only have 6 hours in a day....He could have shot anyone in the time frame before they caught him.
Also, we just recently made the policy that if your caught fighting, you'll be handcuffed & taken away to the station. This didn't start UNTIL schools for troubled youth started to close.
UGH I just wish they'd take back all the kids that they brought over that's not meant for a public school, such as ours.

Guns being legally available to all who carry a license is a stupid thing. Without those, there wouldn't be hal;f as manydead people in the US of A. =B

I think everyone should consider homeschooling their children. There are a lot of benefits from doing this method, but there are also a couple of down falls due to it. Pretty much that's why there are a lot of online schools these days. A few benefits is that you can actually get a couple years a head by doing online classes. You don't have to deal with the stress of being at school. Peer pressure and other things such as being bullied. I am home schooled online. I do prefer it over going to school. Considering I live in one of the places that is known to be one of the worse school districts. I would get beaten up at school by guys, etc. It is weird though...just cause I wouldn't date them, lol. Either way I have always stuck to myself. I am been what people would call a loner. I tried not being a follower and doings drugs in the school bathrooms and drink, like the rest of the kids do. Another problem at school is that the teachers don't really have much control over their students in my point of view. Yes, I don't really think the schools are safe even when it comes to security out the school or even within it.