I always remember that one running away from the school shooting in FL. Now that's the SRO behavior we've come to expect. |
That’s the SRO behavior *you* have come to expect. I’ve actually worked with multiple SROs and have seen first-hand the positive impact they can have on the school community. (Again… that’s why PGCPS decided to keep them.) I see you haven’t defended the initial “they literally never stopped an incident” argument. I’ll assume you now accept that isn’t true. |
Thanks for this update. |
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Nothing in those documents showed they stopped anything. It actually shows they let kids in school with weapons, Alsobrooks has to hedge her bets when she runs for governor or senate. |
You still have not posted 1 time an SRO stoped anything. Again they are after the fact. |
Okay. I’ll spell this out quite clearly, although I suspect your hate won’t let you see it: I have seen SROs stop 3 incidents over the course of 2 years. Two in the hall and one in my classroom. A student reported to me that another student had a large knife in their backpack and had said they had intention to use it. I quietly called the office, and the SRO reported to my room. He called the student into the hallway, had a calm conversation, and the student willingly handed over the knife. So… the SRO did nothing, according to you? I do not have the skills to handle that situation, and I am very grateful to this day that it ended calmly and without incident. This could have been one of those local news stories of a kid attacked in a bathroom. Thank you, SRO! I had another student who came to school crying one day because of something that happened the night before. The SRO, who happened to be walking by, joined our conversation. After asking the right questions and after sincerely connecting with the student, he was able to stop the child from a drastic action AND he was able to get support. Once again, I do not have the immediate contacts the SRO was able to draw upon that day. Once again, I’m grateful for the actions of that SRO. I can think of four students I know WELL who are in a better place today because of an SRO. It is absolutely wrong of you to deny these truths or those students’ opportunities for safety and wellness because you simply don’t like SROs. I live in a real world with real problems. I want every resource for my students, many of whom don’t have many. |
Alsobrooks didn’t tell 80% of respondents to vote for keeping SROs. Come on. Since we don’t have metal detectors, weapons WILL come to school. SROs can’t stop that, and it’s ridiculous for you to expect them to. OF COURSE their job is going to be, in part, reactive. Plus, you can’t prove that the relationships formed by SROs haven’t proactively stopped events from occurring. As my post above shows, I personally witnessed multiple accounts… and I’m just one teacher. |
Was it? That happened at Wood MS a few years ago. |
The principal's email says "a pellet gun was ultimately found, which resembled a real gun in size, shape, and weight." |
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They found brass knuckles and a knife. Per moco show
https://mocoshow.com/blog/update-student-charged-with-bringing-brass-knuckles-knife-and-marijuana-to-school/ |
When I was in high school in Northern Virginia. He used to have an NRA club where kids would bring 22s to school to go target shooting afterwards. Nobody gave it a second thought. |
What MCPS security? |
You keep repeating this palaver. Please explain your distinction between SROs and "real cops." |
Folks should worry about the BB gun, too, which looks real. Enough to scare others, and enough to get shot by police or some "good guy with a gun." <<<---- and we have a ton of those now in Maryland after SCOTUS overturned concealed carry requirements. |