Will school weapon detections cause class time delay?

[Anonymous]

are MS getting detectors this fall? Right now MS start 7:20 and open doors at 7:10. If HS with detectors open doors 30 minutes early (and still not all getting through), does that mean MS will start opening MS before 6:50 or 6:40?

[Anonymous]

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We used to carry 7 textbooks, a 3-inch binder, lunch, an instrument, a bag for afterschool sports, etc. We only used 1 STRAP of the backpack, because if you used both you must be a nerd. Of course we didnt' have water bottles like the kids have now.

My Lord. Were the 80s and 90s that bad to you? You never, ever carried 7 textbooks at once - let's be honest now.

I carried an instrument, backpack and all the other things, too. But I wasn't made to take a select group of things out of my one-strap backpack, stand in a line and hold it over my head. All while some teacher was yelling at me to hurry up and there were 500 people behind me.

If you took things out of your backpack, let's hear where you went to school because it must have been Theodore Roosevelt.

DP. I laughed at the one strap reference. Somehow, I don’t remember by backpack ever being super heavy or anything but I surely remember only using one strap or else I’d look like a nerd.

I’m sure my parents worried more about me bringing things than I did. I remember them telling me to dress warm in the snow and wear a heavy coat. I wasn’t cold and didn’t need one. Some things don’t change. Our kids are not worried. We are. It will be fine.

What BS. The kids ARE worried, about being late to class, about having to get up much eariler to get their spot in line, about getting shot at school while standing outside or minding their own business, about the general state of the world, etc. We adults have failed them utterly with all this nonsense.

You are responding to me. Do you talk about this nonstop at home? Are you making the metal detectors and lines out to be a huge deal? Maybe that’s why they are worried. Mine are not. They are not concerned if they are late to class, for no fault of their own, because it will be excused. One of mine was late on the first day because of the bus. There was no stress or anxiety. Maybe you project your worries onto your kid.

Apparently you are the only parent on here who doesn't care that you kid is missing instruction due to useless security screening.

[Anonymous]

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We used to carry 7 textbooks, a 3-inch binder, lunch, an instrument, a bag for afterschool sports, etc. We only used 1 STRAP of the backpack, because if you used both you must be a nerd. Of course we didnt' have water bottles like the kids have now.

My Lord. Were the 80s and 90s that bad to you? You never, ever carried 7 textbooks at once - let's be honest now.

I carried an instrument, backpack and all the other things, too. But I wasn't made to take a select group of things out of my one-strap backpack, stand in a line and hold it over my head. All while some teacher was yelling at me to hurry up and there were 500 people behind me.

If you took things out of your backpack, let's hear where you went to school because it must have been Theodore Roosevelt.

DP. I laughed at the one strap reference. Somehow, I don’t remember by backpack ever being super heavy or anything but I surely remember only using one strap or else I’d look like a nerd.

I’m sure my parents worried more about me bringing things than I did. I remember them telling me to dress warm in the snow and wear a heavy coat. I wasn’t cold and didn’t need one. Some things don’t change. Our kids are not worried. We are. It will be fine.

What BS. The kids ARE worried, about being late to class, about having to get up much eariler to get their spot in line, about getting shot at school while standing outside or minding their own business, about the general state of the world, etc. We adults have failed them utterly with all this nonsense.

You are responding to me. Do you talk about this nonstop at home? Are you making the metal detectors and lines out to be a huge deal? Maybe that’s why they are worried. Mine are not. They are not concerned if they are late to class, for no fault of their own, because it will be excused. One of mine was late on the first day because of the bus. There was no stress or anxiety. Maybe you project your worries onto your kid.

Kids aren’t worried about being marked tardy. They are worried about missing valuable class instruction. You’re an idiot. Are your kids not in honors or AP classes? That’s probably why they aren’t worried - those classes are a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are MS getting detectors this fall? Right now MS start 7:20 and open doors at 7:10. If HS with detectors open doors 30 minutes early (and still not all getting through), does that mean MS will start opening MS before 6:50 or 6:40?

All MS in FCPS start at 7:30.

[Anonymous]

I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

There is no "security", its theater. This isn't making anyone safer. That's the issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

There is no "security", its theater. This isn't making anyone safer. That's the issue.

Is screening still only the one time? Or are kids also now screened when go in early for sports, when go to/come back to trailers or outside for lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

LOL, this isn't security. This won't stop anyone from doing anything.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

There is no "security", its theater. This isn't making anyone safer. That's the issue.

Is screening still only the one time? Or are kids also now screened when go in early for sports, when go to/come back to trailers or outside for lunch?

Yes, the only time they are screening anyone is 7:40 am- whenever they clear the line (8:30-9:00 am). Kids can go outside for lunch, in and out for PE, and in and out of the building all day and after school with no screening. Its a farce. Its laughable.

[Anonymous]

Can we protest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just received an email about detection system & Arrival information from the high school. Student can use only two door to enter the school building in the morning during 7:40-8:10. After 8:10, only one door remains as the building entrance. Students must go through the weapon screening systems and arrive class at 8:10. Some items must be removed when students before students getting in line such as medal three ring binders, laptops, collapsible umbrellas, metal lunch boxes, metal pencil cases, metal glass cases. Is it feasible for over 2000 students to pass the weapon screening system using only two doors in just 30 minutes? What if the congestion causes crows collapse?

Um, what if your kid gets hurt because another kid brought in a weapon?

Stop being so shortsighted, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t read 44 pages of comments, but you all are a bunch of whiners. These are not the first schools to implement screening. Yes, it will cause delays, especially at first. Everyone will learn the system and it will be fine. In this era of school violence, as a parent I’d be more annoyed that it took this long to put the security in place than over the inconvenience of adjusting to the new system.

LOL, this isn't security. This won't stop anyone from doing anything.

Liar. Granted, some people want classroom violence. Let’s be honest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just received an email about detection system & Arrival information from the high school. Student can use only two door to enter the school building in the morning during 7:40-8:10. After 8:10, only one door remains as the building entrance. Students must go through the weapon screening systems and arrive class at 8:10. Some items must be removed when students before students getting in line such as medal three ring binders, laptops, collapsible umbrellas, metal lunch boxes, metal pencil cases, metal glass cases. Is it feasible for over 2000 students to pass the weapon screening system using only two doors in just 30 minutes? What if the congestion causes crows collapse?

Um, what if your kid gets hurt because another kid brought in a weapon?

Stop being so shortsighted, OP.

What fcps is doing isn't stopping anything, because they aren't willing to spend the resources to make the buildings truly secure while getting kids in the doors efficiently.

So they should either poop or get of the pot, because this half-measure is USELESS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just received an email about detection system & Arrival information from the high school. Student can use only two door to enter the school building in the morning during 7:40-8:10. After 8:10, only one door remains as the building entrance. Students must go through the weapon screening systems and arrive class at 8:10. Some items must be removed when students before students getting in line such as medal three ring binders, laptops, collapsible umbrellas, metal lunch boxes, metal pencil cases, metal glass cases. Is it feasible for over 2000 students to pass the weapon screening system using only two doors in just 30 minutes? What if the congestion causes crows collapse?

Um, what if your kid gets hurt because another kid brought in a weapon?

Stop being so shortsighted, OP.

What fcps is doing isn't stopping anything, because they aren't willing to spend the resources to make the buildings truly secure while getting kids in the doors efficiently.

So they should either poop or get of the pot, because this half-measure is USELESS.

Why exactly do museums do it?
And most federal buildings?
YOU are useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just received an email about detection system & Arrival information from the high school. Student can use only two door to enter the school building in the morning during 7:40-8:10. After 8:10, only one door remains as the building entrance. Students must go through the weapon screening systems and arrive class at 8:10. Some items must be removed when students before students getting in line such as medal three ring binders, laptops, collapsible umbrellas, metal lunch boxes, metal pencil cases, metal glass cases. Is it feasible for over 2000 students to pass the weapon screening system using only two doors in just 30 minutes? What if the congestion causes crows collapse?

Um, what if your kid gets hurt because another kid brought in a weapon?

Stop being so shortsighted, OP.

What fcps is doing isn't stopping anything, because they aren't willing to spend the resources to make the buildings truly secure while getting kids in the doors efficiently.

So they should either poop or get of the pot, because this half-measure is USELESS.

Why exactly do museums do it?
And most federal buildings?
YOU are useless.

If I use PIV i don't get screened.

Kids are holding their metal items outside of the screening area, that alone should tell any would be shooter how to bypass the system.