Student tasered at Montgomery Blair High School

[Anonymous]

SRO: http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/poltmpl.asp?url=/content/pol/districts/FSB/EFOs.asp

18:42--you nailed it. Blaming the officer is not the answer. It is the failure of the new administration to establish a trust between the students and the adults that should be addressed.

[Anonymous]

Gosh. I do not approve of an SRO carrying a taser or any weapon in a school. These people should be trained in crisis management and know how to talk down someone who is out of control. They should be building trust with students as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gosh. I do not approve of an SRO carrying a taser or any weapon in a school. These people should be trained in crisis management and know how to talk down someone who is out of control. They should be building trust with students as well.

They are trained. You can't always talk everyone down. A police officer has a right to defend herself when assaulted.

[Anonymous]

Wow this is SHOCKING news

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gosh. I do not approve of an SRO carrying a taser or any weapon in a school. These people should be trained in crisis management and know how to talk down someone who is out of control. They should be building trust with students as well.

So you think that a police officer should work unarmed in a county public school? What a crock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gosh. I do not approve of an SRO carrying a taser or any weapon in a school. These people should be trained in crisis management and know how to talk down someone who is out of control. They should be building trust with students as well.

Then why have an officer there at all? Teachers and administrators can be trained in "crisis management" without weapons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you think that a police officer should work unarmed in a county public school? What a crock.

Police officers routinely work unarmed in England. So I don't think it's inconceivable for a police officer to work unarmed in a county public school.

[Anonymous]

Well I think you are the only person in MiCo right now who doesn't want police in the schools after Sandy Hook. There's been nothing but a huge push to add more of them to County high schools for years. Particularly with all the gang activity going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well I think you are the only person in MiCo right now who doesn't want police in the schools after Sandy Hook. There's been nothing but a huge push to add more of them to County high schools for years. Particularly with all the gang activity going on.

PP, there is evidence that having police officers in schools

1. does not protect students (there was an SRO at Columbine)
2. does result in more students getting arrested in school for behavior (Google "school-to-prison pipeline").

So no, not the only person in Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Please the stores across from Blair pay for police to be there from 3-5 because the crime is so bad. No police in Blair - you live in la-la-land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please the stores across from Blair pay for police to be there from 3-5 because the crime is so bad. No police in Blair - you live in la-la-land.

I don't understand. Is there a shoplifting problem at Blair? Is that what the police officers at Blair are for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to news reports (WaPo), said student is a 16 year old freshman who was defiant and then punched the SRO.

Let's see, a 16 yo FRESHMAN. That right there tells one a lot about the student.

Like what, that she was redshirted? My 7 yo second grader has classmates who will turn 16 when they are freshmen.

Oh, but they are probably rich white boys who are being given the gift of time. This girl is mostly likely poor or working class and of color, so she was just held back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please the stores across from Blair pay for police to be there from 3-5 because the crime is so bad. No police in Blair - you live in la-la-land.

I don't understand. Is there a shoplifting problem at Blair? Is that what the police officers at Blair are for?

At the stores it is assaults. At Blair the girl assaulted the police officer.

[Anonymous]

What exactly is people's issue on this incident? Is that the girl was tasered? Or is it that the communication between principal to families where not detailed enough?

I personally find no issue in either one. The girl was physically assaulting a person. The officer did not use a gun, she used a taser, which was enough force to stun her and restrain her. People need to be aware that the child is a minor and the details of the incident which I'm sure is/was being investigated needs to be protected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well I think you are the only person in MiCo right now who doesn't want police in the schools after Sandy Hook. There's been nothing but a huge push to add more of them to County high schools for years. Particularly with all the gang activity going on.

PP, there is evidence that having police officers in schools

1. does not protect students (there was an SRO at Columbine)
2. does result in more students getting arrested in school for behavior (Google "school-to-prison pipeline").

So no, not the only person in Montgomery County.

SROs are not in place to be a guaranteed source of protection against Sandy Hook type shootings. While they monopolize media headlines for months, they are fortunately extremely rare. SROs are part of a community policing model which focuses on proactive prevention and suppression of crime. It is relationship-based, and an SRO seeks to establish and foster close, trusting relationships with students and staff. There is evidence, both nationally and in this county, that the model is effective in preventing crime in schools. Students with safety çoncerns, whether about bullying or guns on campus, are much more likely to being incidents to the attention of a police officer they know.

SROs also assist with traffic control and pedestrian safety, security at after school events, and after hour community use of school facilities. They respond to calls at local businesses when needed, especially if student-related (like a fight just off campus or uncontrolled large crowd descending on the local McDonalds after school.)

There is no real significant concern about school-to-prison in Montgomery County, where the collective juvenile services and public safety agencies and courts are set up to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate. There are many diversion programs as well as alternatives to detention. At every step of the process, there are therapists to help. It's not perfect, but it's far better than most jurisdictions.