What are we in for now? Another school shooting

[chootem]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/10/24/police-respond-to-shooting-at-washington-state-high-school/

Prayers for those involved.

 

[CatCam]

Well, we haven't changed anything since this started happening, why do we expect this to stop?

Why don't all local municipalities give the local police an office inside all public schools and give them a free breakfast or lunch there too? It gives the officers a place to do paperwork, etc. instead of having to do this inside their patrol car in a parking lot somewhere. By doing this the school has extra police officers at the school to respond to emergencies.
That way for a relatively small coast the school has extra law officer(s) on campus. This is much better alternative compared to other security alternatives and may circumvent some idiot that wishes malicious intent at a "no firearms" school.

 

[US Infidel]

CRAP!!! .22 just started showing up in stores.

 

[hdfinder47]

Simply allow well qualified and trained (and properly motivated) school staff carry. Advertise same.

 

[US Infidel]

Some parishes around here do have a deputy at each school. I can't see the reason other areas don't.

 

[JadeRaven]

Some parishes around here do have a deputy at each school. I can't see the reason other areas don't.

Yeah I don't get it. One officer per school filled with children seems like a good allocation of resources.

 

[chootem]

Yeah I don't get it. One officer per school filled with children seems like a good allocation of resources.

According to the media, keeping that in mind, there was one at this school in Washington. Although from my understanding this was a large school. 2500 students. So I am not sure one is enough for that size of a school.

I like the idea of using some veterans to guard each entrance. I am sure there would be plenty of willing.

 

[JadeRaven]

Yeah wow that's a pretty big school. And yeah it seems like there are plenty of common-sense ways to deter this stuff. On top of cops, vets, I'm sure there are plenty of moms, dads, granddads etc. who would volunteer to protect their kids. Let alone the staff who work there everyday.

 

[Vsotok10]

We need to make schools a "no sh!t head zone". The school shootings will never stop happening, so how does our planning and preparation evolve once we acknowledge this unfortunate truth.

 

[Crimson]

We had an officer assigned to West Monroe High school in Ouachita Parish. I'm not sure if they had an officer at every school in the parish, but I know a couple of the other high schools did too. This was back in 06-09 and I doubt anything has changed since I graduated. Besides there being an officer on duty there everyday just about everybody kept rifles and shotguns in their truck during hunting season. Most of the teachers and principles knew and nobody made a big deal about, hell I remember the principles taking some of the rifles out and looking at them in the morning before school started.

 

[RovingDisco]

Back when I was in high school in Alabama several years ago we had 2 police officers (Officer Fudge and Officer Whipley). I always thought it was common to have police while in school. We also had two "security" officers that did not carry and worked for the city schools.

 

[chootem]

Yeah wow that's a pretty big school. And yeah it seems like there are plenty of common-sense ways to deter this stuff. On top of cops, vets, I'm sure there are plenty of moms, dads, granddads etc. who would volunteer to protect their kids. Let alone the staff who work there everyday.

A colleague of mine's father is a principal in one of the parishes around toledo bend. He had told me one time that the principal has the authority to allow teachers to carry and they determine if officers are on duty or not. I am unsure the validity of his statement. Assuming this is true, why do they not take more actions? I would assume is has to do with fear for their job. Are their any educators on here that can verify that?

 

[alpinehyperlite]

The reasons there are not officers at ever school are money and personnel.

 

[general mills]

What do you think the chances are that this young man took Ritalin, Adderall, or psychotropic drugs?

 

[RedNeckRuger]

We had to go through metal detectors at my high school and we had a JP there at all times. This was 11+ years ago.