Report of shooting at or near wootton
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Anonymous
Use your deductive reasoning skills. |
Anonymous
No amount of streamlined efficiency will fix the issue of getting 2500 kids in through 4 metal detectors. Especially when kids will have to empty pockets and backpacks of all permitted metal items before going in. That's why the airport has like 30 TSA stations and every stadium has like 50 security checkpoints. |
Anonymous
The WUSA story said that the student had a ghost gun. Not an expert here, but wouldn't a metal detector be useless in that instance? (obviously it would prevent other firearms from getting through....just saying that I don't know if it would have made a difference here). I personally think that re-instating the SRO program and focusing on prevention is the most critical need here. |
Anonymous
RICA and SESES are for when actual mental illness or disability make it impossible to be in the classroom, and they are also supposed to be on grade level. Kids who bring ghost guns to school to shoot other kids they are beefing with have a different sort of support need. |
Anonymous
Ammo casings likely would set off the alarm but yeah |
Anonymous
| Does anyone know if the school has shared resources for the kids and families for counseling services and mental health support? |
Anonymous
A ghost gun just means it was made at home. That can be a 3D printed gun or it can be a gun made from a kit, but they generally contain metal and all of them use metal ammunition. There's at least one 3D printed all plastic handgun out there, but it doesn't work very well (it tends to shatter when fired) and I really doubt that's what this kid had. |
Anonymous
Sure, but just as it's not fair to Wootton students to have known violent kids there, it wouldn't be fair to the other Ewing kids for them to be placed there. We need dedicated schools for students with violent behaviors. |
Anonymous
He is called Juvenile. His name is being reported in the media. |
Anonymous
Just as weapons get more "sophisticated" so should the detectors. |
Anonymous
They probably have staff on sight but I wouldn't trust them if your child is that traumatized. The voltures on facebook are posting offering mental health treatment (some 1/2 off, some full price) - really gross. |
Anonymous
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Can't read all the posts. Any word on the status of the victim? I heard they were shot in the chest. |
Anonymous
It gets quite expensive to replace these security tools every 3-4 years. I am willing to pay more in taxes but is everyone else? |
Anonymous
| Metal detectors deter kids from bringing guns to school. It's a fact. They also would detect a ghost gun as it contains metal. There are very sophisticated security screening systems that include infrared and other methods to get kids in quickly and safely and still detect hazardous weapons. Look up what they use in NYC public schools. MCPS is out dated with their methods. The school needs more guidance counselors to actually work with kids in crisis and not just write college refs and do IEPs. The programs that bring therapists to schools are under staffed and have huge waitlists. Bullying prevention must be dealt with. Zero tolerance for bullying should actually exist. No kid should feel scared to go to school or worry about getting jumped. |
Anonymous
They sent a generic list of mental health resources to parents this morning. Something was supposed to happen during 8th period today but some kids don’t have an 8th period class so they miss out on that. Then again, the shooting took place during 8th period so that means they are kids who weren’t present like my child. Still, many of these kids are scared and upset by what happened. I think this is being mishandled making kids come back to the building so quickly. And now the power is out. What a sh*t show! |