Lockdown at Blair?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people are against SRO's and increasing security in the high schools, then what do you recommend to be done given we've had multiple incidents on school property?

Hire psychologists. Put them through the police academy.

Don’t hire someone with two years at a community college And pop them in the middle of a school with little to no training.

There are no rookies who become SROs. Most SROs are very experienced. They have a special application process to become an SRO. Well, they did. Even if the county wants to put them back in schools, I doubt they will be able to find any cops who want to do it anymore.

You mean worn out, useless on the street, already causing problems. Yea I know. That doesn’t mean they are educated enough to deal with children.

The application process is only open to current cops. That is a very small pool of people. They didn’t find them they assigned them. Hey maybe you should go be an SRO for a bit. Old bitter useless pushed to the side no career advancement. Great plan!

[Anonymous]

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Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

You want SROs in [high] schools doing what? Protecting kids how?

how are the cops at Blair today protecting the kids? What are they doing? Do you think it was a waste of taxpayer $ to have those cops there today, tomorrow?

They didn’t “protect kids” somebody called them and they arrested the kids. It’s not some magical thing that it’s a school, it happens every day all over. People want a cop they call them they show up and arrest people.

Those kids committed a violent act. You think we should take them for ice cream and tell them good job.

[Anonymous]

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Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

You want SROs in [high] schools doing what? Protecting kids how?

how are the cops at Blair today protecting the kids? What are they doing? Do you think it was a waste of taxpayer $ to have those cops there today, tomorrow?

They didn’t “protect kids” somebody called them and they arrested the kids. It’s not some magical thing that it’s a school, it happens every day all over. People want a cop they call them they show up and arrest people.

Those kids committed a violent act. You think we should take them for ice cream and tell them good job.

No wacko, arrest him then leave.

[Anonymous]

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Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

You want SROs in [high] schools doing what? Protecting kids how?

how are the cops at Blair today protecting the kids? What are they doing? Do you think it was a waste of taxpayer $ to have those cops there today, tomorrow?

They didn’t “protect kids” somebody called them and they arrested the kids. It’s not some magical thing that it’s a school, it happens every day all over. People want a cop they call them they show up and arrest people.

Those kids committed a violent act. You think we should take them for ice cream and tell them good job.

No wacko, arrest him then leave.

Or, stay and try to prevent it.

[Anonymous]

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Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

You want SROs in [high] schools doing what? Protecting kids how?

how are the cops at Blair today protecting the kids? What are they doing? Do you think it was a waste of taxpayer $ to have those cops there today, tomorrow?

They didn’t “protect kids” somebody called them and they arrested the kids. It’s not some magical thing that it’s a school, it happens every day all over. People want a cop they call them they show up and arrest people.

Those kids committed a violent act. You think we should take them for ice cream and tell them good job.

No wacko, arrest him then leave.

Or, stay and try to prevent it.

Prevent what. A kid bring a knife to school. You’d have to hang out in his kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If people are against SRO's and increasing security in the high schools, then what do you recommend to be done given we've had multiple incidents on school property?

Hire psychologists. Put them through the police academy.

Don’t hire someone with two years at a community college And pop them in the middle of a school with little to no training.

There are no rookies who become SROs. Most SROs are very experienced. They have a special application process to become an SRO. Well, they did. Even if the county wants to put them back in schools, I doubt they will be able to find any cops who want to do it anymore.

You mean worn out, useless on the street, already causing problems. Yea I know. That doesn’t mean they are educated enough to deal with children.

The application process is only open to current cops. That is a very small pool of people. They didn’t find them they assigned them. Hey maybe you should go be an SRO for a bit. Old bitter useless pushed to the side no career advancement. Great plan!

It's where the bottom of the barrel winds up. Probably why it's so common for them to run from trouble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We need smaller schools. We need educational communities not institutions. These schools are the size of small towns and yet this is where they spend most of their time. They need to be seen and known. Most teachers went into teaching to connect with children and yet there are so many kids they are wholly unable to do so.

It's easier to put SROs and mental health workers in the existing buildings than to reduce the number of students at schools.

Taking the easy way out is what got us in this mess. Pay now or pay later. Americans always choose pay later!

Then get ready to pay more in taxes. Jawando wants to spend more $$ on programs that don't have a proven track record.

I support SROs. Cops aren't perfect. We should definitely provide more training to cops on how to handle mental health crisis, but just because there are a few bad apples, I don't believe in throwing out the bunch. If that's how we are going to treat everything then we would have not government, no human race.

I still haven't heard from anti-SROs whether they would want the cops around if someone was trying to stab their kid.

Jawando will happily raise taxes as long as it's off set by a gift to lower income people to ensure they pay less taxes and more poor people who think violence is an answer to a problem are attracted to live next door to you.

What is sad is he isn't willing to live next to low income families or even send his kids to school with them. He is all about the show. What he is proposing is not a help to low income and its only a temporary solution to a long term problem.

He grew up in poverty in low income apartments near Blair. He doesn’t have to live there now to understand his constituents.

Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

Then he should listen to me: DCC teacher AND parent. I grew up poor. I don’t want cops stationed in our schools.

The only person who seems to want cops in schools is the poster who apparently works for the police union.

[Anonymous]

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Or, stay and try to prevent it.

By doing what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We need smaller schools. We need educational communities not institutions. These schools are the size of small towns and yet this is where they spend most of their time. They need to be seen and known. Most teachers went into teaching to connect with children and yet there are so many kids they are wholly unable to do so.

It's easier to put SROs and mental health workers in the existing buildings than to reduce the number of students at schools.

Taking the easy way out is what got us in this mess. Pay now or pay later. Americans always choose pay later!

Then get ready to pay more in taxes. Jawando wants to spend more $$ on programs that don't have a proven track record.

I support SROs. Cops aren't perfect. We should definitely provide more training to cops on how to handle mental health crisis, but just because there are a few bad apples, I don't believe in throwing out the bunch. If that's how we are going to treat everything then we would have not government, no human race.

I still haven't heard from anti-SROs whether they would want the cops around if someone was trying to stab their kid.

Jawando will happily raise taxes as long as it's off set by a gift to lower income people to ensure they pay less taxes and more poor people who think violence is an answer to a problem are attracted to live next door to you.

What is sad is he isn't willing to live next to low income families or even send his kids to school with them. He is all about the show. What he is proposing is not a help to low income and its only a temporary solution to a long term problem.

He grew up in poverty in low income apartments near Blair. He doesn’t have to live there now to understand his constituents.

Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

Then he should listen to me: DCC teacher AND parent. I grew up poor. I don’t want cops stationed in our schools.

The only person who seems to want cops in schools is the poster who apparently works for the police union.

How do you propose resolving violence in the schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If people are against SRO's and increasing security in the high schools, then what do you recommend to be done given we've had multiple incidents on school property?

Hire psychologists. Put them through the police academy.

Don’t hire someone with two years at a community college And pop them in the middle of a school with little to no training.

There are no rookies who become SROs. Most SROs are very experienced. They have a special application process to become an SRO. Well, they did. Even if the county wants to put them back in schools, I doubt they will be able to find any cops who want to do it anymore.

You mean worn out, useless on the street, already causing problems. Yea I know. That doesn’t mean they are educated enough to deal with children.

The application process is only open to current cops. That is a very small pool of people. They didn’t find them they assigned them. Hey maybe you should go be an SRO for a bit. Old bitter useless pushed to the side no career advancement. Great plan!

It's where the bottom of the barrel winds up. Probably why it's so common for them to run from trouble.

If it’s such a great job why don’t you do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We need smaller schools. We need educational communities not institutions. These schools are the size of small towns and yet this is where they spend most of their time. They need to be seen and known. Most teachers went into teaching to connect with children and yet there are so many kids they are wholly unable to do so.

It's easier to put SROs and mental health workers in the existing buildings than to reduce the number of students at schools.

Taking the easy way out is what got us in this mess. Pay now or pay later. Americans always choose pay later!

Then get ready to pay more in taxes. Jawando wants to spend more $$ on programs that don't have a proven track record.

I support SROs. Cops aren't perfect. We should definitely provide more training to cops on how to handle mental health crisis, but just because there are a few bad apples, I don't believe in throwing out the bunch. If that's how we are going to treat everything then we would have not government, no human race.

I still haven't heard from anti-SROs whether they would want the cops around if someone was trying to stab their kid.

Jawando will happily raise taxes as long as it's off set by a gift to lower income people to ensure they pay less taxes and more poor people who think violence is an answer to a problem are attracted to live next door to you.

What is sad is he isn't willing to live next to low income families or even send his kids to school with them. He is all about the show. What he is proposing is not a help to low income and its only a temporary solution to a long term problem.

He grew up in poverty in low income apartments near Blair. He doesn’t have to live there now to understand his constituents.

Well, as someone who grew up low income to parents who don't speak English, I can tell you that I want SROs in the schools. I bet a lot of other low income parents also would feel better if there were SROs in the schools protecting their kids. The Principals sure seem to think having SROs in schools is better than not having them. Maybe Jawando should listen to the people who interact with these kids everyday.

Then he should listen to me: DCC teacher AND parent. I grew up poor. I don’t want cops stationed in our schools.

The only person who seems to want cops in schools is the poster who apparently works for the police union.

The only person aside from most people in the county and every high school principal.

[Anonymous]

Whoever mentioned the idea of fathers patrolling the hallways earlier in this thread wins a cookie. Seneca Valley principal just sent out a letter calling for volunteers to do exactly that:

[Anonymous]

Elrich stands behind the decision to remove SROs. He claims schools still had violence even when they had SROs:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whoever mentioned the idea of fathers patrolling the hallways earlier in this thread wins a cookie. Seneca Valley principal just sent out a letter calling for volunteers to do exactly that:

It’s a good idea but I hope they do clearances on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elrich stands behind the decision to remove SROs. He claims schools still had violence even when they had SROs:

Funny no mention of the other school stabbing.