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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][QUOTE]At approximately 12:47 p.m., a staff member heard a verbal altercation in a hallway. Upon entering the area, the staff member observed a juvenile with a knife. The staff member immediately intervened, disarmed the individual, and attempted to escort him to the main office. During this process, the individual fled the building and was observed running off campus. [/QUOTE]

It was wildly inappropriate and against protocol for the [i]teacher[/i] to disarm the individual with the knife instead of calling security and/or the police to do that.

Not only could that teacher have been seriously hurt, but because this teacher decided to take things into their own hands instead of calling the appropriate people, the intruder was able to escape the building.

I hope the principal and teacher are held accountable for this.[/quote]

I understand a teacher not wanting to put their own safety at risk to protect a kid in this situation but I don’t understand you calling it wildly inappropriate that someone did. 
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I made why it was wildly inappropriate clear:

1) They aren't trained to disarm a violent intruder. This attempt could have led to serious injury to themselves or other students easily.

2) Their lack of training and lack of back-up directly led to the intruder escaping.

Those are really big deals.[/quote]

So you’re saying people “trained to disarm” are the only people who should intervene? You have been watching too much TV.

This teacher prevented a student from being stabbed, potentially killed. Do you think the intruder had a knife out just for fun? If an intruder has a weapon out, you need to believe they plan on using it.

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