Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If a Principal is worried that there might be weapons at a school event, they can call the servicing Police Station to arrange for officers for that event. It happens all the time.
As an example, the County had problems at the Germantown Outdoor pool pre-covid, so the police arranged for officers to have a desk passing out "free handouts" such as bicycle lights and bags. Much friendlier and low-key. The public response was positive and the issue diffused without confrontation. Dedicated "pool SRO's" were not required.
Years ago the County was divided into "red zone" and "green zone" schools. Red zone schools received extra Title I funding, counselors, etc. because they had gang and drug issues on school grounds. A HANDFUL of HIGH schools could benefit from a dedicated SRO to collect gang intelligence (basically collecting rumors and dirt on minors, and yes, this will result in a direct HS-to-jail pipeline), but certainly no ES or MS should have dedicated police.
Clearly, the poster implying Churchill is such a school has never done time at Gaithersburg, Watkins Mill, Einstein, etc.
Again, I feel that the Principal of Churchill HS and the security staff should have been praised and thanked for doing such a great job handling the incident.
To the dirtbags on using this incident to lobby for SRO's - truly, and I mean this with all sincerity - shame on you.
Agree! No school needs an SRO. This isn't prison Honestly if some kid is out of control expel them or create a place for problem kids .
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