MCPS policies to prevent school shootings

[Anonymous]

What is MCPS doing to prevent school shootings in our kids’ schools? Heightened security? Closing most entrances? Do parents feel comfortable still sending their kids to public school?

[Anonymous]

Why do you say public school when there are 6 dead at private school this week?

[Anonymous]

What do you think they are doing? Why are you asking? You sound like a reporter. They have made no changes in terms of safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you say public school when there are 6 dead at private school this week?

I would assume because this is the MCPS forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you say public school when there are 6 dead at private school this week?

I would assume because this is the MCPS forum.

NP.. but OP stated, " Do parents feel comfortable still sending their kids to public school? ".. I read that as "all public schools".

[Anonymous]

Hardening schools is not the same thing as achieving school safety. Most school shooters are part of the school community in some way (whether current or in the past) and know the security and blindspots. It has to start with creating a culture of trust and support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardening schools is not the same thing as achieving school safety. Most school shooters are part of the school community in some way (whether current or in the past) and know the security and blindspots. It has to start with creating a culture of trust and support.

Okay, but I would still like for schools to be hardened against outside threats. We can have both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardening schools is not the same thing as achieving school safety. Most school shooters are part of the school community in some way (whether current or in the past) and know the security and blindspots. It has to start with creating a culture of trust and support.

Okay, but I would still like for schools to be hardened against outside threats. We can have both.

Basic security, absolutely. But when we start talking about things that inherently challenge creating a trusting culture and are known to do more harm than good (see: SROs), no thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hardening schools is not the same thing as achieving school safety. Most school shooters are part of the school community in some way (whether current or in the past) and know the security and blindspots. It has to start with creating a culture of trust and support.

Okay, but I would still like for schools to be hardened against outside threats. We can have both.

Basic security, absolutely. But when we start talking about things that inherently challenge creating a trusting culture and are known to do more harm than good (see: SROs), no thank you.

Can't trust people when you are dead.

[Anonymous]

Nothing. We need gun bans like in every other developed country.

Any school can be shot open, like Hale did in Nashville.

Also, looking at my senior going in and out of his high school, anyone can get in when a student or staff member goes in. No shooting glass or shooting locks even necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing. We need gun bans like in every other developed country.

Any school can be shot open, like Hale did in Nashville.

Also, looking at my senior going in and out of his high school, anyone can get in when a student or staff member goes in. No shooting glass or shooting locks even necessary.

At a minimum banning assault style rifles. The predominate weapon used in mass shootings that has no purpose for hunting or self defense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hardening schools is not the same thing as achieving school safety. Most school shooters are part of the school community in some way (whether current or in the past) and know the security and blindspots. It has to start with creating a culture of trust and support.

That's not the approach we take for concerts, athletic events or the airport. Why are schools supposed to be a free-for-all when they house our most precious resource?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is MCPS doing to prevent school shootings in our kids’ schools? Heightened security? Closing most entrances? Do parents feel comfortable still sending their kids to public school?

MCPS has no meaningful security plans and they're not seriously looking to address it either. They're hoping there's enough space between violent incidents that parents and teachers forget about it and don't demand change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing. We need gun bans like in every other developed country.

Any school can be shot open, like Hale did in Nashville.

Also, looking at my senior going in and out of his high school, anyone can get in when a student or staff member goes in. No shooting glass or shooting locks even necessary.

Banning guns isn't going to help as there are too many guns out there and they can easily be made on 3-d printers. Ideally, yes, we get rid of guns but its too late for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is MCPS doing to prevent school shootings in our kids’ schools? Heightened security? Closing most entrances? Do parents feel comfortable still sending their kids to public school?

MCPS has no meaningful security plans and they're not seriously looking to address it either. They're hoping there's enough space between violent incidents that parents and teachers forget about it and don't demand change.

MCPS admin and advocates have their kids in private for a reason.