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Smug or not, he’s correct. I had a kid at Blair (Class of 11) with SROs and there was a stabbing. I believe in the SAC. I have a kid there now (Class of 24). Honestly, I feel my son is safer without the SROs. And I’m the sister of a LEO.[/quote]
? you have two kids one, who was in class of '11 and another class of '24?  That's a wide age span.

How is your son safer without an SRO?

I feel the opposite. I would feel safer with an SRO in my son's school, class of 2023.  Also, I went to a really rough HS, and it would've been better to have an SRO than security guards.  SROs are more of a deterrent than security guards.  SROs also engage with students, and develope relationships with them, become role models.  [/quote]

Why do armed police officers need to be role models? Can teachers, para educators, counselors, administratirs and support staff not be role models and develop relationships with students?? [/quote]
?  They do. That doesn't mean SROs can't do that, too.  And they have.

Also, not sure you read the other thread about how teachers are burnt out, and there may be mass resignations coming.  They already have to play the therapist role in addition to teaching.  Why should they also provide security and breakup fights?  Teachers  and security guards don't have the same deterent factors that cops do.  That's why the Principals want SROs; that's why the Blair Principal asked the cops to stay at Blair.

A lot of the teachers are females, and some are quite petite.  I'm a petite female. No way in hell am I gonna get in the middle of two large HS kids in a fight or provide any kind of security.   [/quote]

So you don’t think petite women should become cops. Have you met an SRO, many are small women and many are just fat asses. Also psychologist work and psych wards and they know how to handle a fight. Hire trained psychologists not burnt out cops.

Teachers of burned out because they are required to work too many hours, cover staff shortages without extra pay, and take work home. They are not burnt out because of a few fights.[/quote]

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