Are private schools safer than public schools?

[Anonymous]

Private schools probably have discreet ways of asking families as part of the interviewing process if there are guns in their homes, and weed out those families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private schools probably have discreet ways of asking families as part of the interviewing process if there are guns in their homes, and weed out those families.

No, that’s absurd. They do not do that at all

[Anonymous]

As someone who works in private and has also done the public school thing I can say yes, private schools are safer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think private schools are "safer," in the sense that a potential shooter -- i.e. a child who is in trouble -- would be identified and counseled early, hopefully mitigating their reaching a crisis point.

However, even that is not foolproof. The Santa Fe shooter apparently showed few signs of dysfunctionality until a couple of months ago. Those signs were that of mild depression, which many teens go through. I doubt that would have been caught even at a private school.

That said, I think the parents who did not secure the guns in their home have a lot to answer for.

The things he posted on social media appeared to suggest that he glorified violence and had sympathy towards hate groups, NOTsigns of mild depression. According to CNN, "Pagourtzis has a social media footprint that included an image of a custom T-shirt emblazoned with the words, "BORN TO KILL" posted on Facebook and several images of a black duster jacket with Nazi, communist, fascist and religious symbols." How are these not red flags? He was also known to be very interested in guns and violent video games. Some kid in the school told her parents she was worried that he would hurt her.

Previous public worker poster here. That is BS the school system is just covering their butts on this one. Those who work in a school immediately know who the troubled kids are, just aren’t always capable of helping them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private schools probably have discreet ways of asking families as part of the interviewing process if there are guns in their homes, and weed out those families.

Haha, if I had a dollar for every moron on DCUM who pulled completely manufactured claims out of their rear ends.

[Anonymous]

I understand the urge to hope gun violence is just someone else's problem, but if your child goes to the movies, to church, to concerts, or to the mall then it's her problem as much as anyone's. We're all in this together and it's a problem we all need to solve.

[Anonymous]

My DH and I just talked about this. And this only helps to reinforce Devos' dismantling of our public schools. Stand up for all our children, demand gun control. That is what we all need to do.

[Anonymous]

The problem with public schools is that it is difficult to weed out the problem kids. If there is a kid with behaviors or psychological problems that are worrisome, he or she would be counseled out of a private school before anything happens...or better yet, never be admitted. In a pubic school, you are basically stuck with the student body you have, including all the misfits harboring rage. It's a sad fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem with public schools is that it is difficult to weed out the problem kids. If there is a kid with behaviors or psychological problems that are worrisome, he or she would be counseled out of a private school before anything happens...or better yet, never be admitted. In a pubic school, you are basically stuck with the student body you have, including all the misfits harboring rage. It's a sad fact.

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The Florida shooter had been kicked out of his public school. He was mad, and he came back shooting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The shootings are terrible and it is hard for me to believe that we live in a world where this happens. But the chances of your child being involved in a school shooting are so small that it should not be a factor. You should worry about how she gets to school and the distance traveled. Because her ride there is likely the riskiest part of her day.

This is stupid. Of course it is a factor. One is enough for most people to re-evaluate their children's safety at school. Do you have children?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The shootings are terrible and it is hard for me to believe that we live in a world where this happens. But the chances of your child being involved in a school shooting are so small that it should not be a factor. You should worry about how she gets to school and the distance traveled. Because her ride there is likely the riskiest part of her day.

This is stupid. Of course it is a factor. One is enough for most people to re-evaluate their children's safety at school. Do you have children?

Are plane crashes a factor in you choosing to travel? I agree with the previous poster that these are still statistically very unlikely, and while we should work to solve this problem as a society, it's not a factor in where my kids go to school.

Statistically, what should affect your choices of where to live are: car crashes, opioid addiction, and suicide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The shootings are terrible and it is hard for me to believe that we live in a world where this happens. But the chances of your child being involved in a school shooting are so small that it should not be a factor. You should worry about how she gets to school and the distance traveled. Because her ride there is likely the riskiest part of her day.

This is stupid. Of course it is a factor. One is enough for most people to re-evaluate their children's safety at school. Do you have children?

Are plane crashes a factor in you choosing to travel? I agree with the previous poster that these are still statistically very unlikely, and while we should work to solve this problem as a society, it's not a factor in where my kids go to school.

Statistically, what should affect your choices of where to live are: car crashes, opioid addiction, and suicide.

It is stupid not to consider it at all, regardless of how irrational the consideration might be. But to each her own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with public schools is that it is difficult to weed out the problem kids. If there is a kid with behaviors or psychological problems that are worrisome, he or she would be counseled out of a private school before anything happens...or better yet, never be admitted. In a pubic school, you are basically stuck with the student body you have, including all the misfits harboring rage. It's a sad fact.

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The Florida shooter had been kicked out of his public school. He was mad, and he came back shooting.

That is true, however, I seem to recall he already had a history of violence before he even entered Stoneman Douglas High. Based just on that fact, he would never have been admitted to a private school. Furthermore, at least in my child's school, the security would have been much stronger, especially with a kid with that history being a red flag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The shootings are terrible and it is hard for me to believe that we live in a world where this happens. But the chances of your child being involved in a school shooting are so small that it should not be a factor. You should worry about how she gets to school and the distance traveled. Because her ride there is likely the riskiest part of her day.

This is stupid. Of course it is a factor. One is enough for most people to re-evaluate their children's safety at school. Do you have children?

Are plane crashes a factor in you choosing to travel? I agree with the previous poster that these are still statistically very unlikely, and while we should work to solve this problem as a society, it's not a factor in where my kids go to school.

Statistically, what should affect your choices of where to live are: car crashes, opioid addiction, and suicide.

It is stupid not to consider it at all, regardless of how irrational the consideration might be. But to each her own.

We really have no idea how "likely" school shooting is. How many have we had since the start of the year? A ridiculous number. In any case, the person that says they don't think of this at all when selecting a school is lying or does not have children.

[Anonymous]

Then why bother driving your children in a car? Shouldn’t the prevalence of auto fatalities be more influential in their safety than school shootings?