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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I understand that districts do need policies of prevention for many things (fire drills, severe weather drills, active shooter drills) the onus on schools is beyond me.  It's an awful lot like "what did she do to prevent rape".  We're focusing on the wrong things here.  The issue is when folks have easy access to guns and are mentally ill.  The combination of those two things are THE issue.  And yes, I'm aware that most people with mental illnesses aren't violent.  But every single person who shoots up people in schools, theaters, grocery stores ARE mentally ill.  [/quote]

I don't understand. You want someone other than the schools to be responsible for safety and security within school buildings. Why? We don't apply that logic anywhere else.

When we have a concert, the event venue and the concert producers are responsible for hiring event security to ensure the safety and wellbeing of concertgoers.

When you go to a nightclub, the nightclub is responsible for hiring security to ensure it's safe and to prevent or minimize violence.

When you go the airport, we have airport security as well as TSA to ensure the safety and security of air travelers.

Why should we not explain schools to develops strategies and dedicate resources toward the physical safety and security of students who they are obligated to safe guard and watch over, due to [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_loco_parentis[i]in loco parentis[/i][/url].

I really can't understand this POV that you and others have that schools are not responsible for safety and security within their own buildings.

Outside of the schools and in the communities, no, schools aren't responsible. But inside their school buildings, if they aren't responsible for security, who else should be????[/quote]

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