I'm seriously considering taking my kids out of public school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were many factors in our decision to go to a small private. This was definitely one of them. Devastating that it even has to cross our minds. I can't imagine how those families felt waking up today with no child to bring to school 💔

+1. Same.

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Our DDs are at an all-girls private. I feel it is safer than public school. It's a smaller community so people easily recognize who is out of place, and girls are a lot less likely than boys to be shooters. Our school also has license plate scanners so it alerts them when a car drives on campus that's not registered, and they do act upon it as I learned when I showed up in a rental car one day.

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Anonymous wrote:There is something really nice about a small private school where you know everyone. The money for added security helps. And the ability to recognize troubled kids due to the size is a positive.

If you can afford it, OP, start looking around.

+1. I’m glad we did.

+2. So glad we don’t have to go to school with poor kids!!!

Stop, PP.

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Anonymous wrote:School security was the number one reason we chose private school.

Your specific school. Tons of privates have no more security (and often less) than publics. I’ve worked in two catholic schools and neither has security of any kind.

All the private schools in our area had much tighter security and much stronger policies in regard to troubled kids. My DS is in a very secure Catholic private school.

Trust me, we shopped around.

Hope you also don’t let him go to malls, movies, grocery stores, concerts or sporting events!

You’re being a parrot and it’s boring. Stop embarrassing yourself, PP.

Security is an illusion. Do you have any idea how much of life you can’t control? Car accidents, terminal diseases, etc. If you have not been affected by tragedy, consider yourself lucky.

So go out an play in traffic, PP. The RICH grown ups are talking here.

FIFY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DDs are at an all-girls private. I feel it is safer than public school. It's a smaller community so people easily recognize who is out of place, and girls are a lot less likely than boys to be shooters. Our school also has license plate scanners so it alerts them when a car drives on campus that's not registered, and they do act upon it as I learned when I showed up in a rental car one day.

+1. Of course it’s safer than a public school. There’s some idiot troll on this thread today,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our DDs are at an all-girls private. I feel it is safer than public school. It's a smaller community so people easily recognize who is out of place, and girls are a lot less likely than boys to be shooters. Our school also has license plate scanners so it alerts them when a car drives on campus that's not registered, and they do act upon it as I learned when I showed up in a rental car one day.

+1. Of course it’s safer than a public school. There’s some idiot troll on this thread today,

Not a troll. Just a parent who loves my children as much as you do and finds your smug snotty attitude repulsive. I’ll post as often as I like. Deal with it.

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Anonymous wrote:School security was the number one reason we chose private school.

Your specific school. Tons of privates have no more security (and often less) than publics. I’ve worked in two catholic schools and neither has security of any kind.

All the private schools in our area had much tighter security and much stronger policies in regard to troubled kids. My DS is in a very secure Catholic private school.

Trust me, we shopped around.

Hope you also don’t let him go to malls, movies, grocery stores, concerts or sporting events!

You’re being a parrot and it’s boring. Stop embarrassing yourself, PP.

Security is an illusion. Do you have any idea how much of life you can’t control? Car accidents, terminal diseases, etc. If you have not been affected by tragedy, consider yourself lucky.

+1 Parents that freak out over this one tragedy teach their kids to be anxious about a situation that is highly unlikely to happen to them and fear going to school. Way to go you’re on your way to ruining your child, and private school won’t save you from your bad parenting skills.

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Anonymous wrote:School security was the number one reason we chose private school.

Your specific school. Tons of privates have no more security (and often less) than publics. I’ve worked in two catholic schools and neither has security of any kind.

All the private schools in our area had much tighter security and much stronger policies in regard to troubled kids. My DS is in a very secure Catholic private school.

Trust me, we shopped around.

Hope you also don’t let him go to malls, movies, grocery stores, concerts or sporting events!

You’re being a parrot and it’s boring. Stop embarrassing yourself, PP.

Security is an illusion. Do you have any idea how much of life you can’t control? Car accidents, terminal diseases, etc. If you have not been affected by tragedy, consider yourself lucky.

+1 Parents that freak out over this one tragedy teach their kids to be anxious about a situation that is highly unlikely to happen to them and fear going to school. Way to go you’re on your way to ruining your child, and private school won’t save you from your bad parenting skills.

The parents aren't discussing this with the children, but nice try. The rest of the world is looking at us with disgust over these mass shootings but keep telling yourself it won't happen to you.

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Anonymous wrote:School security was the number one reason we chose private school.

Your specific school. Tons of privates have no more security (and often less) than publics. I’ve worked in two catholic schools and neither has security of any kind.

All the private schools in our area had much tighter security and much stronger policies in regard to troubled kids. My DS is in a very secure Catholic private school.

Trust me, we shopped around.

Hope you also don’t let him go to malls, movies, grocery stores, concerts or sporting events!

You’re being a parrot and it’s boring. Stop embarrassing yourself, PP.

Security is an illusion. Do you have any idea how much of life you can’t control? Car accidents, terminal diseases, etc. If you have not been affected by tragedy, consider yourself lucky.

+1 Parents that freak out over this one tragedy teach their kids to be anxious about a situation that is highly unlikely to happen to them and fear going to school. Way to go you’re on your way to ruining your child, and private school won’t save you from your bad parenting skills.

The parents aren't discussing this with the children, but nice try. The rest of the world is looking at us with disgust over these mass shootings but keep telling yourself it won't happen to you.

The fear mongering is part of the problem. Statistically your kid is far more likely to be hurt by guns in private homes than in schools, public or private. The idea that being rich and sending your kid to a gated exclusive school whose major selling point is security as being a meaningful step you can do to reduce the chances of falling victim to gun violence is misguided at best, and perpetuates anxiety and xenophobic approaches to problem solving at worst.

What's happening with guns in the USA is horrific. Wanting to do whatever you can to protect your kids isa logical emotional reaction, but many people aren't seeing the big picture here.

[Anonymous]

All kids deserve to be safe.

Not just the ones whose parents can afford private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All kids deserve to be safe.

Not just the ones whose parents can afford private school.

Statistically, the extra miles traveled to get to a private are more dangerous than the off chance of a mass shooting at a public. This whole thread just illustrates how terrible people are about assessing risk

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:School security was the number one reason we chose private school.

Your specific school. Tons of privates have no more security (and often less) than publics. I’ve worked in two catholic schools and neither has security of any kind.

My ds started K at a small Catholic school the year after Sandy Hook. The admin assured parents that all doors were locked all day and teachers have an access card to open. I dropped by the school a month after it opened and did a security assessment. Doors were propped open! Anyone could and can walk right into the school. I lurked around there for 25 minutes unnoticed and/or unquestioned. I talked to the principal, who clearly wasn't concerned. They never conducted shooter drills, a fact I was glad about at the time because my dc had anxiety in general. I ultimately pulled dc after first grade and have been homeschooling ever since. Dc starts an online high school next year and participates in many extracurriculars. Between school shootings and covid, I'm am so grateful my family made the decision to homeschool. We have made sacrifices to do so and they are worth it.

[Anonymous]

School security was definitely a reason why we chose private school.

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Anonymous wrote:All kids deserve to be safe.

Not just the ones whose parents can afford private school.

Yes, of course all children deserve to be safe. But they aren’t safe. As a parent, I chose to make sacrifices in order to send my child to a private school that is far more secure than our local public school. Should I deny my child this safety because everyone can’t afford it?

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Op, it’s more dangerous to drive to the grocery store. Please get help.

Public schools are terrible, but not for the reasons you cite.