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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a lot of security theater out there, with SROs and metal detectors on the list. It makes some parents happy without doing much.[/quote]

SRO's, CRO's and security guards do far more than you realize.  The do nothing approach didn't work.  Now its time for action.[/quote]

I’ve often wondered if the anti-SRO crowd has actually met an SRO. I’ve worked with four different SROs during my career as a teacher. They got to know the students, showed up at events, cheered on our teams, and served as vital members of the school community. I watched one talk to a my student about a bad decision, and I was in awe of her compassion and ability to reason with the boy. He was on the verge of making a bad choice, and he didn’t. I watched another SRO calmly take a butcher knife from a student, deescalating one of the scariest moments of my career.

But the anti-SRO types scream about “narcing” and “arresting,” despite the fact arrest statistics for MCPS are extremely low.

I wonder if their hate for SROs simply stems from hate for police in general. In Montgomery County, that’s pretty likely. We certainly love to hate our police here.
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They have no idea as those situations aren't talked about as it doesn't meet their agenda.  [/quote]

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