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Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie
If we can provide this sort of protection to our elected officials, why not to our kids at public schools?
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I've traveled to many high schools across my state and it's not uncommon for them to have metal detectors at the entrances. It's also not uncommon for police officers to be visible at random times/places on high school campuses.
My experience with middle and elementary schools is considerably more limited, so I can only say what it's like at my kids' schools: I cannot enter their schools (outside of normal drop-off/pick-up times) without being buzzed into the building and, once inside, I cannot access any areas where kids may be (classrooms, library, gym, cafeteria, etc...) without first going through the office to obtain a visitor pass.
I have assumed these measures were put into place post-Columbine in an attempt to prevent a similar tragedy. Regardless of the reason, schools are making an effort to protect our kids. Unfortunately, short of living in a bubble, there's no way to anticipate and prepare for the unthinkable acts we're seeing these days.
To be honest, this story is too heartbreaking for me to follow, and I've been deliberately avoiding the news (both online and on TV), which is difficult. Reading this thread is the most active I've been with anything having to do with the tragedy. I don't really have much to add to the discussion, but felt like I should acknowledge that some schools are doing exactly what SigKapSweetie suggested.
I can only hope that once the initial trauma of Friday's events has faded a bit, our country can have an honest, open discussion about our obsession with firearms.
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