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<blockquote data-quote="dabigboy" data-source="post: 3844662" data-attributes="member: 50364"><p>We don't need to go to extremes. It's not a binary decision. Tossing out any and all mitigation measures because they might distress students, would be just as foolish as the current trend of dogpiling on all the heavy-handed prison-style tactics we can imagine, without any consideration for negative side-effects. Interestingly, I saw the same line of thinking in the world's response to COVID. It seemed any *potential* mitigation measure against COVID was on the table, regardless of unintended consequences. We are now seeing the fallout of that flawed thinking.</p><p></p><p>You can absolutely decide the cost/benefit for one mitigation measure makes it worthwhile, and still decide the cost/benefit for some other mitigation measure doesn't pan out.</p><p></p><p>As to the comparison to tornadoes/fires, those threats are very different from a shooting, and the mitigation efforts quite different. You can take reasonable precautions against natural disasters without treating the kids like inmates in a prison....and without teaching them to fear their fellow man.</p><p></p><p>Matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dabigboy, post: 3844662, member: 50364"] We don't need to go to extremes. It's not a binary decision. Tossing out any and all mitigation measures because they might distress students, would be just as foolish as the current trend of dogpiling on all the heavy-handed prison-style tactics we can imagine, without any consideration for negative side-effects. Interestingly, I saw the same line of thinking in the world's response to COVID. It seemed any *potential* mitigation measure against COVID was on the table, regardless of unintended consequences. We are now seeing the fallout of that flawed thinking. You can absolutely decide the cost/benefit for one mitigation measure makes it worthwhile, and still decide the cost/benefit for some other mitigation measure doesn't pan out. As to the comparison to tornadoes/fires, those threats are very different from a shooting, and the mitigation efforts quite different. You can take reasonable precautions against natural disasters without treating the kids like inmates in a prison....and without teaching them to fear their fellow man. Matt [/QUOTE]
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