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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of this navel gazing is relevant. The family is suing whatever entity has money with whatever reason the attorneys felt had legal teeth so the family can get a payout. That’s it. If the shooter had come from a wealthy family they’d be suing them, too, but they’re not. My heart goes out to the victim and his family [b]and I hope they get every penny they seek[/b]. Because at my core, I know in an emergency, all students are only as safe as they are lucky. Not just in schools but literally everywhere with our gun violence problem in this country. [/quote]

I agree with almost everything you said, except the bolded.

Why do you think they should get every penny that they seek?[/quote]

Because it is a living nightmare to have this happen to your child and no one from MCPS ever reached out to the mother to check on her son! Literally horrifying. He was supposed to be safely in the care of his school, protected by MCPS employees (adults) following MCPS procedures (which they screwed up). He will have lifelong injuries, has had expensive medical care, tremendous pain, suffering and trauma, plus the impact this has had on his family. If a payment can ease even a small amount of their suffering and expenses, I hope they can get what they seek. [/quote]

DP.

The teen victim here survived.  The shooter will be a ward of the state (and will cost the state) every day for the next 2 decades, at least.

Now, our kids’ school system (or the state of Maryland in some fashion) is likely to be several million dollars poorer, because they have to pay the victims family.

Isn’t the better solution here to restore the SROs, who protect our children, and are favored by  every principal unanimously?[/quote]

Whether the district restores the SROs will actually have no bearing on whether the family wins their lawsuit or not. And as has been stated multiple times in this thread, SROs are one of those symbolic actions that make parents think their kids are safer but actually make things worse. So no, MCPS should definitely not restore the program[/quote]

Incorrect.

SROs help in a multitude of ways, which is why the people with the greatest experience (principals) all want the SROs restored unanimously.

PP - you can keep stating, “multiple times in this thread” that SROs somehow make things worse but that does not make your claim true.

I’m going to believe the principals over you, anonymous-internet person.

Restore the SROs to keep our kids safe! [/quote]

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