What would be the process to get metal detectors in MCPS schools?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if this has been discussed/voted on in recent years? Do some schools already have them? What would be the most effective ways for parents to help make this happen?

[Anonymous]

It takes willpower and decisiveness. PG County Public Schools Superintendent Millard House made the decision to implement weapons detections systems at the high schools after he was on the job for one week: https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classrooms/prince-georges-county-public-schools-supt-millard-house-calls-for-gun-detecting-screeners-mandatory-clear-backpacks-in-schools-weapons-no-tolerance-wraparound-specialists-chronic-absenteeism

A kid brought a gun to summer school and he and the school district drew a line in the sand that it wasn't acceptable for this to continue. So they quickly installed and implemented new safety rules and infrastructure to respond to the threat.

Monifa doesn't have the guts or courage to do something that bold or direct, because she lacks conviction and cow-tows to white liberals who say having weapon detection systems turns the schools into prisons. I wonder if they'll change their tune now that we know W schools are at risk of gun violence too after the student at WJ was arrested for bringing a gun to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if this has been discussed/voted on in recent years? Do some schools already have them? What would be the most effective ways for parents to help make this happen?

Useless. Too many portables. No secure entrance.

[Anonymous]

I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Then be ok with guns, knives and brass knuckles in your school as a tradeoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

It is a valuable symbol that disrupts their fantasies that MCPS is a safe haven and a "good" school district. That's not what most parents moved their kids to MoCo for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

It is a visible symbol that disrupts their fantasies that MCPS is a safe haven and a "good" school district. That's not what most parents moved their kids to MoCo for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

Told you. This is the line white liberals trot out every time.

You know what also makes schools more prison-like? Kids bringing guns and other weapons to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

Told you. This is the line white liberals trot out every time.

You know what also makes schools more prison-like? Kids bringing guns and other weapons to school.

Maybe you could provide evidence that metal detectors are effective at making schools safer. Without quoting a "school safety consultant" whose business is selling security-theater products to schools.

Also, no, kids bringing guns to school doesn't make schools more prison-like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

In general, MoCo doesn't seem to be safe these days. There are too many incidents of retail robbery. I feel safer when I go through airport security or security at a professional venue. I don't feel that having to walk through a metal detector in either of these places makes them feel more prison like.

I don't disagree that it would cost money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

Told you. This is the line white liberals trot out every time.

You know what also makes schools more prison-like? Kids bringing guns and other weapons to school.

Maybe you could provide evidence that metal detectors are effective at making schools safer. Without quoting a "school safety consultant" whose business is selling security-theater products to schools.

Also, no, kids bringing guns to school doesn't make schools more prison-like.

What's the difference? https://fox8.com/news/i-team/gun-found-in-prison-hidden-inside-football-i-team/

[Anonymous]

People don’t want them, particularly if they are not part of a comprehensive security plan that doesn’t paint all kids as potential criminals. Why? Because metal deter and clear backpacks are not a new novel idea. Plenty of places have already tried this and still have incidents happen.

There aren’t metal detectors on every door entrance at colleges/universities? Neither do they exist at all private schools?

Most of the problems seen in schools start outside of school. Mental health, food insecurity, politics as a sport instead of governing, gangs, etc etc. If we dealt with societal issues instead of hiding and kicking the can down the road then what goes on in schools would be education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want metal detectors in MCPS schools.

Why not? What is the big deal?

Because it doesn't make schools safer, but does make schools more prison-like.

Also because it costs money that would be better spent on almost anything else.

In general, MoCo doesn't seem to be safe these days. There are too many incidents of retail robbery. I feel safer when I go through airport security or security at a professional venue. I don't feel that having to walk through a metal detector in either of these places makes them feel more prison like.

I don't disagree that it would cost money.

Note the difference between "I feel safer" (security theater) and "I am safer" (actual security). Metal detectors in schools are security theater.