Incident at Bradley Hills - Are our MCPS kids safe?

[Anonymous]

They have cameras.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an MCPS teacher, no we are not safe. My children attend MCPS school too. We are sitting ducks for the next psycho who comes to school with a gun. All they have to do is walk up to any back locked exterior door, break the glass of the window, let themselves in to the building. They would have at least 3 minutes uninterrupted access to children and staff until police arrived. No one likes to talk about this but it's 100 percent fact.

I know the liberals are gonna freak out when I say this....but if we had armed security guards at school, that would make all the difference.

Armed rent a cop? Police working overtime who fall asleep w coffee and a donut. Schools aren’t prisons. Nothing to do with my politics. You want your little karla to go through the metal detector and be wanted?

I was actually going to suggest training and arming teachers but I didn't want every person on this forum to pass out.

No. I’m a teacher and I don’t want to be carrying a gun at work. I will absolutely quit. I don’t get the big deal about metal detectors. We used them in DCPS and there was no trauma around it. It’s hardly a big deal.

No one suggested making you carry a gun... the suggestion was an option for "trained and armed teachers" that choose to do it. If this scenerio makes you want to quit, you should not be teaching to begin with.

[Anonymous]

This is so sad and scary. We use to be a Bradley Hills family but moved back home to Pennsylvania last year. I don’t know if armed guards are necessary but one thing our new district has that Bradley Hills did not is grounds keepers and maintenance staff on site from before school starts till after school ends. They handle everything from clearing out snow in the school parking lots to fixing a broken file cabinet. They constantly are monitoring the school. They know all the students are familiar with parents and can spot unusual people or activity more easily.

[Anonymous]

Since this is a public forum, I’d encourage you to limit what’s discussed here. The mentally disturbed person who is doing this clearly gets off on the attention this issue brings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

Because our society is more violent.

[Anonymous]

We have allowed people to become too emotional these days. Nobody knows how to appropriately handle and react to most situations anymore and it leads to outbursts of anger, aggression, and depression. Sadly, it's hard to teach our children how to control their emotions when most adults also have issues with it.

Everyone could use some impulse control and lessons on how to just let things go. Someone hurt your feelings? That's tough but push on and go about your day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

You have missed my point entirely. I mean the uneducated, lower-class, needs hope that a good education will make a difference, that their children can live the American Dream.

Instead we keep squeezing the lower and middle class so that they have no hope, which leads to violence, because there's no hope of moving up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

Because our society is more violent.

It’s not more violent, it’s just harder to hide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MCPS teacher, no we are not safe. My children attend MCPS school too. We are sitting ducks for the next psycho who comes to school with a gun. All they have to do is walk up to any back locked exterior door, break the glass of the window, let themselves in to the building. They would have at least 3 minutes uninterrupted access to children and staff until police arrived. No one likes to talk about this but it's 100 percent fact.

I know the liberals are gonna freak out when I say this....but if we had armed security guards at school, that would make all the difference.

Armed rent a cop? Police working overtime who fall asleep w coffee and a donut. Schools aren’t prisons. Nothing to do with my politics. You want your little karla to go through the metal detector and be wanted?

I was actually going to suggest training and arming teachers but I didn't want every person on this forum to pass out.

No. I’m a teacher and I don’t want to be carrying a gun at work. I will absolutely quit. I don’t get the big deal about metal detectors. We used them in DCPS and there was no trauma around it. It’s hardly a big deal.

I'm a teacher and a registered gun owner. I would love to carry a gun at work so I could defend the children and myself. Not every teacher would need to be armed.

What happens if you are not paying attention teaching and someone grabs your gun?

If someone manages to grab the gun that is in my shoulder holster then maybe I have much bigger issues

And I'm sure no kids will be weirded out being taught by a teacher with a gun in a shoulder holster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MCPS teacher, no we are not safe. My children attend MCPS school too. We are sitting ducks for the next psycho who comes to school with a gun. All they have to do is walk up to any back locked exterior door, break the glass of the window, let themselves in to the building. They would have at least 3 minutes uninterrupted access to children and staff until police arrived. No one likes to talk about this but it's 100 percent fact.

I know the liberals are gonna freak out when I say this....but if we had armed security guards at school, that would make all the difference.

Armed rent a cop? Police working overtime who fall asleep w coffee and a donut. Schools aren’t prisons. Nothing to do with my politics. You want your little karla to go through the metal detector and be wanted?

I was actually going to suggest training and arming teachers but I didn't want every person on this forum to pass out.

No. I’m a teacher and I don’t want to be carrying a gun at work. I will absolutely quit. I don’t get the big deal about metal detectors. We used them in DCPS and there was no trauma around it. It’s hardly a big deal.

I'm a teacher and a registered gun owner. I would love to carry a gun at work so I could defend the children and myself. Not every teacher would need to be armed.

What happens if you are not paying attention teaching and someone grabs your gun?

If someone manages to grab the gun that is in my shoulder holster then maybe I have much bigger issues

And I'm sure no kids will be weirded out being taught by a teacher with a gun in a shoulder holster.

Stop expecting teachers to be security guards, therapist, parents, nurses, day care providers, and more and let them do their job, which is to teach. If they are not paying attention a violent student could grab that gun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MCPS teacher, no we are not safe. My children attend MCPS school too. We are sitting ducks for the next psycho who comes to school with a gun. All they have to do is walk up to any back locked exterior door, break the glass of the window, let themselves in to the building. They would have at least 3 minutes uninterrupted access to children and staff until police arrived. No one likes to talk about this but it's 100 percent fact.

I know the liberals are gonna freak out when I say this....but if we had armed security guards at school, that would make all the difference.

Armed rent a cop? Police working overtime who fall asleep w coffee and a donut. Schools aren’t prisons. Nothing to do with my politics. You want your little karla to go through the metal detector and be wanted?

I was actually going to suggest training and arming teachers but I didn't want every person on this forum to pass out.

No. I’m a teacher and I don’t want to be carrying a gun at work. I will absolutely quit. I don’t get the big deal about metal detectors. We used them in DCPS and there was no trauma around it. It’s hardly a big deal.

I'm a teacher and a registered gun owner. I would love to carry a gun at work so I could defend the children and myself. Not every teacher would need to be armed.

What happens if you are not paying attention teaching and someone grabs your gun?

If someone manages to grab the gun that is in my shoulder holster then maybe I have much bigger issues

And I'm sure no kids will be weirded out being taught by a teacher with a gun in a shoulder holster.

Many woukd, including mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

You have missed my point entirely. I mean the uneducated, lower-class, needs hope that a good education will make a difference, that their children can live the American Dream.

Instead we keep squeezing the lower and middle class so that they have no hope, which leads to violence, because there's no hope of moving up

Stop aready. Some of the guns and shootings are at rich schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have allowed people to become too emotional these days. Nobody knows how to appropriately handle and react to most situations anymore and it leads to outbursts of anger, aggression, and depression. Sadly, it's hard to teach our children how to control their emotions when most adults also have issues with it.

Everyone could use some impulse control and lessons on how to just let things go. Someone hurt your feelings? That's tough but push on and go about your day.

Mcps puts a huge focus on that stuff. That’s not how to fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree there are no consequences. However, metal detectors are security theater - wasted money without results. 1. Ghost guns are made of plastic and don't set off the metal detectors 2. Schools have a lot of doors, can't have metal detectors at all of them, and one kid letting in a friend, or propping a door because it's too hot or too cold and someone gets in. I don't want my kids in a school with armed guards - they had that in Uvalde and see how that worked out.

The antidote is education, hope, and support for mental health

MCPS keeps pushing this exact message and spending $$ on it, but there is an increase in violence.

And "hope" that your child doesn't get shot at school is a ridiculous solution. I can just see it now... the progressive BOE members telling the parents at a meeting "hope if this answer to all this violence".

GMAFB.

You have missed my point entirely. I mean the uneducated, lower-class, needs hope that a good education will make a difference, that their children can live the American Dream.

Instead we keep squeezing the lower and middle class so that they have no hope, which leads to violence, because there's no hope of moving up

Stop aready. Some of the guns and shootings are at rich schools.

Virtually all of the mass school shooters have been at middle class and wealthy schools.