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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of two toddlers here, wondering whether to start our children or RHES or private school.

My primary concern?  School safety.  Specifically with regard to preventing mass shootings. 94% of school shootings in America have taken place at public schools.

Can anyone speak to the security at the school from this lens?  Are there armed police on site all day? Do a couple of armed officers walk around the building while school is in session? Metal detectors as students walk through the school? Do teachers keep their doors locked while class is in session? Are the school’s doors locked after arrival? How are children monitored while they are at recess?

I so wish we didn’t have to consider this as a factor.  But this is 2024 in America. [/quote]

If you have "toddlers" then you probably have a few years to figure this out. Ask the principal and PTA about specific safety measures at your school. While schools may differ, you will not find "armed police on site all day" or "armed officers walking around the building" at MCPS elementary schools (and I have never heard of metal detectors at ES; maybe some of the bigger high schools?).  But all ES have locked entrance doors with a buzzer and generally have some sort of security system (e.g. camera) to screen people who are requesting access.

At our ES, the front office is in a vestibule and there are large locked doors leading to the classrooms.  So, someone who manages to pass through the initial security check could (I suppose) take out the front office staff but has to then deal with the gigantic locked doors leading to the classrooms.

Note that while I don't have kids attending a private school, I don't know whether their physical security is any better.  Of course, private schools have the ability to expel problem kids.  [/quote]

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