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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LA used wanding not walk thru devices such as are used in public buildings. The latter is less influenced by operator error. LA switched to pushing students to snitch more, it was a student report at BCC. That piece is working at BCC, or, at least it worked yesterday. [/quote]

How do you systemically and consistently scale “snitching,” as you call it, as a response to the volume of concerning safety incidents we’re seeing in schools?[/quote]

NP but student reports are probably the most important piece of this.  Students have to feel lke this impact their community and that they have a safe/confidential way to report.  The SROs used to be part of this system—that was the goal at least, to have familiar friendly faces that a kid could go to confidentially, and their identify can be protected under usual police procedures.

The metal detectors are very resource intensive, with maintenance, training of operators, etc., and they still don’t catch all the weapons.  If we can’t afford cheapo security guards to stand outside the bathrooms, I can’t see this being a viable option for all high schools.  [/quote]

I appreciate what you're saying, but you didn't answer my question: [b]How do you systemically and consistently scale “snitching,”[/b] as you call it, as a response to the volume of concerning safety incidents we’re seeing in schools?[/quote]

As I noted, I wasn't the person you were responding to, and certainly never used the term "snitching" (nor would I).  The way to scale that up is to convince kids that it's not "snitching" but rather acting thoughtfully to protect each other.  I think that message would be best received coming from other students -- e.g., student survivors of gun violence making PSA videos that can be broadcast to students, SGA members speaking out about this.  And also making sure students are aware that they can make confidential reports to any trusted adult, and that their name will be kept in confidence.  The same way that companies are now trying to promote a culture of accountability by having whistleblower policies, harassment reporting mechanisms, training, etc.  It's probably just one part of the solution, but I think it's probably one of the most important parts.  It is possible to create culture change among teens -- just think of what MADD was able to do in the 80's/90's--but it takes some effort.  I do think the majority of teens are not happy with the very few that are disrupting their schools this way.  [/quote]

So basically the standard thing that gets trotted out for every concerning student behavior and topic.

I don't know if quantitative data exists on the efficacy of the student PSA contest, but given that vaping, chronic absenteeism, and underage drinking are all still prevalent behaviors that haven't gone away despite the student PSA contests and SGA speaking out, I'm thinking that's not really accomplishing the scale and consistency point I was making.

It's important to note that the kinds of kids most likely to listen to a message from a SGA leader aren't the kind of kids' whose behavior we need to change.[/quote]

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