Current culture doesn't want to talk about culture and it's spiral downward......it's the guns fault remember? Mental folks shouldn't be locked up, they have rights remember?I realize it's a popular idea in our conservative circles to put LEOs/resource officers/security guards in schools, arm teachers, lock the doors, fortify walls, etc. I also realize metal detectors and surveillance have pretty solid support all around.
I think we shouldn't be turning our schools into prisons. Lots of folks jumping on board with these ideas "for the children", yet there seems to be essentially no consideration or insight into what this might be doing to kids psychologically.
It's particularly questionable when you consider the extreme rarity of random, indiscriminate mass school shootings (or mass shootings anywhere, for that matter).
I also don't see anyone talking about the cultural issues with giving this so much attention. If you make a big deal about fortifying schools and telling would-be shooters they won't be successful, you build up the mystique. It is just as likely to make the problem worse, not better.
What are we thinking?
Matt
I realize it's a popular idea in our conservative circles to put LEOs/resource officers/security guards in schools, arm teachers, lock the doors, fortify walls, etc. I also realize metal detectors and surveillance have pretty solid support all around.
I think we shouldn't be turning our schools into prisons. Lots of folks jumping on board with these ideas "for the children", yet there seems to be essentially no consideration or insight into what this might be doing to kids psychologically.
It's particularly questionable when you consider the extreme rarity of random, indiscriminate mass school shootings (or mass shootings anywhere, for that matter).
I also don't see anyone talking about the cultural issues with giving this so much attention. If you make a big deal about fortifying schools and telling would-be shooters they won't be successful, you build up the mystique. It is just as likely to make the problem worse, not better.
What are we thinking?
Matt
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