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[quote=Anonymous]Metal detectors and guards are expensive.  About $500,000 the first year for equipment and staff costs.   MoCo has 250 schools.  Can we afford $125 million for that?   Maybe.

You will never stop this type of killing if someone wants to kill.  You can, however, minimize the number of deaths.   There are a lot of questions you can ask your principal.   How many entrances to the school are there?  Are they locked?  Are they monitored?  Can they be unlocked from within to let someone in?    What are the safety plans?   Can certain parts of the school be locked down/cut off to minimize movement within?   What are the safety provisions for kids moving between trailers and the school?  What are the safety provisions for the playground?   Can individual classroom doors be reinforced?  Has the school/school system been researching best practices with respect to security?   Who do students/teachers/parents/community members contact when they are concerned about a specific individual or threat?    A couple of people formally contacted the FBI about the Florida shooter.   But that got lost in the paperwork, apparently.   Telling local police is likely a better option.

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