Would You Want Your Children To Go to This School? Is This Educating Acceptane of a Police State?
820658
and whats wrong with it?  Do you not want your kids to be safe.  When I put my kids on a bus to go to school for the day I would expect them to be protected from harm.  Im willing to give up some so called freedoms to insure my kid isnt gunned down senselessly by some nut ball.  Maybe Im communist whatever you think but we are in dangerous times with too many bad people.  Yea, I know "1982" ohwell.  what about the handicapped girl that was gang rapped and beaten in the gym?  this would have stopped that dont you think?\n\nI bet youd be the first person to sue the school if you kid was killed for not protecting them.
658207
Shock and outrage. Where would my child have access to a lethal weapon to take to school? I would be really upset with myself, if I was a gun owner, that my child would not respect the power and force of a firearm. I would also be upset at myself for allowing my child to have access to this, and that as a responsible gun owner, I was doing a diservice to other responsible gun owners by allowing them access to my guns.
343022
Yes, it is probably too harsh. On the other hand, it may be a way to get some type of intervention for the child and the family. Having a loaded gun in school is very dangerous, not just to the kid but to all the other kids. In order to get the gun at home the parents had to be very negligent. So, maybe the parents will get some assistance with this.\n\nThe bad part about this is if the kid is kicked out of school. He really needs the structure of school, so I hope he can get into some kind of school. He is clearly too young for "jail" and even for most juvenile correctional facilities.\n\nRight now the kid needs a very good attorney.
322016
i would get a criminology degree from college if i were you because you will have more opportunties and then go to police academy...but i dont think a college degree is neccessary
498891
No. Kids are forced to attend public school by the state government. The students have certain rights one being the right to be free from searches without a warrant, and the other being a right to bear arms. Rights cannot be taken by the government. If the government makes you attend school and the school has a metal detector they are forcing you to forfeit your rights. Furthermore if law abiding students and teachers are armed school shootings would result in less loss of human life because the victims would have the ability to defend themselves. The criminals that commit school violence know that the victims are unable to defend themselves and that is one reason they choose these kinds of targets.
730574
This is an infringement on the rights of your students and their parents, unless they have signed a release.\n\nBelieve me, i teach special education and I know they would be a wonderful tool.  We could learn a lot about our students.  They could be used as a safety tool, however, they cannot be secret.
1032159
I agree with the first poster, I would like to see more of it happen. It might not work out too great short term but I think it would pay off in the long run. Hopefully it would help diversify more communities, and help people learn about differant cultures and point of views. I think it would also be beneficial to the school systems that would in turn take in more money and even things out a little more. Might be a lessor crime rate and less of a gang problem as well. But on the other hand it could also be devastating to the inner city. Forcing them into an even smaller area and having even worse problems. So yea, I don't know really..
1160676
The pre-school that I was fortunate enough to have been a part of in Minneapolis, MN did.\n\nThe Lead Teacher and myself (Assistant Teacher), took the time to make sure our children practiced etiquette/ethics frequently.  You would be surprised how impressionable and teachable children are on these two subjects at this age.\n\nIt worked excellent!!
617703
It's preferable to the school district because it's confidential and they can tell you to fuck off and because it's confidential no one will know and it won't become part of the record.  \n\nIt's unfortunate, but go to "Protection and Advocacy" site and request the book they have entitled "Special Education Rights and Responsibilities".  You will be well armed and more able to protect your child.
788459
Yes, you are actually right.  That kind of policy is called "zero tolerance."  It is an attempt to enforce the adult "crime and punishment" model on school age children who have had little exposure to the real world.  Educational literature is filled with studies that show these "zero tolerance" schools don't work and actually harm children's educational development, but demands from the community keep them from changing policy.  I went to a school like that and hated it.\n\nMy advice is to keep your nose clean and when you get out of school try not to be cynical.  When you have your own kids, work to change the school's policy and work to change the community.
45924
Yes, in order to keep other children safe, it is imperative that the school has the right to search the locker. When I was in school, we were told that the lockers were not our property, and they belonged to the school, therefore, they could be searched at anytime. If you have nothing to hide, then why not let them search?
462555
Maybe some parents believe that if they don't know about it then they won't try it. But I think that some parents are acting naive regarding this idea. It's better to educate kids (well) about drugs and alcohol coupled with parents talking to their kids as well about it. We can't leave the responsibility solely with the school. The school should also support the "parenting" of these kids since the do spend a considerable amount of time in the school with their peers. It's a balancing act and as parents we can just hope and pray that we brought them up well.
751410
I doubt there are in good schools anywhere nera Liverpool, suprised they even have schools there, perhaps we should just build more youth detention centres as that would be better prepartion for their life in prison
1027289
i didn't go there, nor do i have any close friends who have, but from what i hear it's the best public school in the area by far, better than many of the private schools.  i think there's a good deal of pressure on the students to do well, but then they make it easier to do well.  it's tough to get into, but well worth it.
450876
I think it is a good idea. Kind of like a boot camp lol. It will teach them responsibility and give them a better chance at life.
699159
Believe it or not, education is the best way.  I was a part of a "neighborhood watch" program.  This is where Police come into a neighborhood and train the citizens what to watch for (in the way of crime reporting).  It's much easier for a group to stand up together against something, rather than an individual.  \n\nI would teach people safety lessons, how to contact the Police and all sorts of other things.  After the group is trained and everyone "signed up" to participate, then I would go back each month to see how things are going, keep the members updated as to crimes in their area and tell about arrests that had been made by the Police and those that were made due to the groups involvement.  We would place a Neighborhood Watch sign to let everyone know that the area works with the Police and will call.  People used to ask me "Do those signs really help."  My answer was usually, "They can't hurt."  Then I arrested a guy for burglary and was able to get a confession.  He took us around to show us places that he had burglarized.  He would show us a house and then go to the next.  He skipped around and so I asked him, "why didn't you hit the other areas."  He told me "Because I saw the Neighborhood Watch signs in the other areas.  It may not mean much, but it told me people are watching and would call the Police.  Why take the chance - the risk is too high, when I can go into another area and no one calls the Police."  Made me realize that being a part of a group that WILL call the Police and work with them can really make a difference.\n\nI was the contact Officer for the group and by knowing me personally, the group felt that they could call me about anything (which they could - even problems with another Officer) and know that I would handle the situation.  This give and take trust put power in the groups hands and word got out to the theives and thugs to STAY AWAY.  It works!
848733
wow...scary..I am amazed...this cannot be a security issue can it?  My boy's high school has the same rule and of a crowd of 100 or so during a meet the teachers day (I took off an hour from work and came straight there) the principal singled me out in the back row and said that hats were not allowed...i think he expected me to immediately take it off, but i just looked at him...if he taken the issue any further i would have walked out...this is a small town.\n\nI searched for the Saginaw michigan police department site and sent them an e-mail saying how manly they were for bringing violence to this terrible hat wearer.\n\nI'll agree that the man was tassered for resisting, but the police officer had no right to touch the man in the first place.  If it was a security issue, like hiding a gun or something...he could have hidden a heavy pistol a lot easier in his pocket,,,it cannot be aa security issue...but whatever, it should have at least been explained bvefore the officer grabbed the man's possessions and person