Will school weapon detections cause class time delay?

[Anonymous]

Woodson had their first day today and everyone was through by 8:30. Not bad for the first day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woodson had their first day today and everyone was through by 8:30. Not bad for the first day.

Doesn't Woodson HS 1st period start at 8:10?

https://woodsonhs.fcps.edu/about-us/bell-schedule

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can understand all this angst if it is still an issue in a week or two. 29 pages of complaints about something brand new that is at least TRYING to protect our kids and teachers is insanity.

Another parent who sort of agrees, though my kid's school isn't using the metal detectors until next week so we have not felt the pain yet. But we all get upset about how many school shootings there are--this is one way of trying to make our kids' schools safer. It should go faster as everyone gets used to the process, I would think.

The problem is not the metal detectors.

The problem is the math ain't mathin'.

Anyone with half a brain can calculate a basic formula like we expect 8 kids per minute (approximately 7 seconds per kid, which is optimistic)to get through the metal detectors, with a goal of 240 kids through one metal detector in 30 minutes (8× 30 = 240)

A school with 2400 students will need 10 metal detectors to get everyon through. (2400 ÷ 240 =10)

It sounds like they have 2 metal detectors? Or do they have 2 doors with 4 total metal detectors?

Our school has almost 3000 students, with just 6 metal detectors.

To get 500 kids through one metal detector in 30 minutes, it comes to around 3 seconds per student. Even TSA precheck doesn't move this quickly.

The math is pretty basic.

FCPS failed the math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woodson had their first day today and everyone was through by 8:30. Not bad for the first day.

Considering they started almost an hour prior, that is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood listserv is talking about how the metal detectors are effectively finding eyelash curlers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid has a club or sport that starts before the doors open at 730 - how does this work now?

Dd did FCA last year and the meetings were at 715. DS was in the Weight room at 630am for XC .

Are all early morning extra curriculars not possible anymore?

They have to leave the school building to go back through the metal detectors according to my kid.

For example, a kid has morning practice at the school, and is inside the gym, locker room, music room, theater, etc.

When that ends, they leave the school, get in line, and wait to go through the detector.

This is so poorly planned.

So they have ample opportunity to stash a weapon in their locker in the locker room, then exit the building and go through the metal detector with zero issues!!???

Yep. That tracks

Pure theater with all these loop holes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can understand all this angst if it is still an issue in a week or two. 29 pages of complaints about something brand new that is at least TRYING to protect our kids and teachers is insanity.

Another parent who sort of agrees, though my kid's school isn't using the metal detectors until next week so we have not felt the pain yet. But we all get upset about how many school shootings there are--this is one way of trying to make our kids' schools safer. It should go faster as everyone gets used to the process, I would think.

The problem is not the metal detectors.

The problem is the math ain't mathin'.

Anyone with half a brain can calculate a basic formula like we expect 8 kids per minute (approximately 7 seconds per kid, which is optimistic)to get through the metal detectors, with a goal of 240 kids through one metal detector in 30 minutes (8× 30 = 240)

A school with 2400 students will need 10 metal detectors to get everyon through. (2400 ÷ 240 =10)

It sounds like they have 2 metal detectors? Or do they have 2 doors with 4 total metal detectors?

Our school has almost 3000 students, with just 6 metal detectors.

To get 500 kids through one metal detector in 30 minutes, it comes to around 3 seconds per student. Even TSA precheck doesn't move this quickly.

The math is pretty basic.

FCPS failed the math.

Not surprising, math is one of the weaker components of a FCPS education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woodson had their first day today and everyone was through by 8:30. Not bad for the first day.

Yup, Woodson starts at 8:10, so first period was at least 20 minutes late. Despite opening extra doors.

Maybe it will be better in future days, but my kid has lost 20 minutes of math class already to this theatre that won't make him any safer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child came home yesterday and told us this new procedure (they have not yet implemented/starting using the metal detectors yet):

- Students will need to remove backpacks and take out laptops, phones, watches, etc before walking through
- Students will need to remove jewelry before walking through

They were told it will take 25-30 minutes for the entire student body (this is a MS) to enter the building, so he was told they might open the doors earlier. This seems a little crazy to me.

WHAT!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woodson started the screenings today.

My son was there at 7:50.
School starts at 8:10
It is currently 8:33 and he is still in line to get in.

This was my daughter yesterday-40 minutes late to first period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What i find sad about that is you have hundreds of kids dragging themsleves out of bed early, trying to problem solve the problem the dumbass adults have created, and being thwarted by petty admin refusing to unlock the doors before 7:40 on the dot. When the lines have been over an hour ling.

I am angry that this has been made a student issue-student should not be missing instructional time nor should they need to be there more than 15 minutes early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our kids literally can’t get in the building quickly. That is not safe at all.

+1

[Anonymous]

Will there be any legal consequences for FCPS's failing weapons detector operation causing students' learning loss?

[Anonymous]

And, this thread shows the issues with leadership at FCPS. They get an idea and execute it without ever considering the possibilities of "worse case." They never have a Plan B. They just double down on their mistakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will there be any legal consequences for FCPS's failing weapons detector operation causing students' learning loss?

Only if someone sues...