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Make your voices heard if you want SROs back [/quote]

Also, if you don't want SROs back.[/quote]

I'd rather keep people with guns out of schools. SROs make schools less safe. [/quote]

Agree if people wanted school safety, they'd push for common-sense gun reforms that the GOP consistently blocks.[/quote]
what makes you think people aren't doing that?

We can do both: push for gun reforms and have SROs?  MCPS doesn't have to be a one trick pony.[/quote]

This person is a one trick pony.  MCPS has no control over gun laws and even if they put in more gun laws, the guns are already on the street and people ca 3-d print them.  So, we need both.  However, the question is why can MCPS do about keeping our students and staff safe.  Hire more security, bring back SRO's, security camera's, metal and other detectors to start with.  Then, start suspending and expelling violent kids.[/quote]

Agreed.  After removing the SROs, there are supposedly community engagement officers at MCPS but they have no authority to act unless the principal requests it. From my understanding.  So my question is… anyone with a half a brain knows that teenagers are impulsive and can resort to violence.  What if they thought RJ would be the only fix they were delusional. Same thing with the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill that was recently passed. My niece went to the school where the 12 year old arrived with a gun.  This was in Anne Arundel. He received no consequences because the school’s hands were tied due to this reform.  The whole state needs reform I swear.  I agree that prison, JD, or harsh punishments are not (always) the appropriate punishment for minors, but c’mon! You can’t just do nothing.  Who is helping these kids? It just feels so performative -lip service at best.  And now it seems the entire community is suffering.  [/quote]

Any child who commits a violent crime belongs in a detention center or a special school.  Either they have mental health issues not being addressed, or a very bad home life and they are mimicking what they see at home in either case they need more help than they are getting and if their parents cannot or will not (some parents try hard but others don't) they are better off institutionalized for their sake and others.   Some of these kids need residential placements.  Some kids need more support.  Many kids need consequences both at school and at home.

I don't agree with RJ.  It re-victimizes the victim and most are traumatized where they aren't going to go against staff/teachers and a bully and will just agree but that's not helpful to anyone.  The victim needs help.  The perpetrator needs help, consequences, and depending on what they did a different school placement (and a specialized school, not transferring them to do it again).  
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I don’t you understood what I’m saying. My apologies if unclear. I do agree that black and brown minors are disproportionately incarcerated (hence the reason for the reform).  I agree with the premise behind what they are trying to do. But they are going about it all wrong.  This has nothing to do with serious and violent crimes. Those still go through the system. But nothing else does. Not even assault. [/quote]

I don't care what race a child or person is.  If they do something that harms someone else, they deserve to get consequences and enough is enough.[/quote]

I'm sorry you didn't understand. [/quote]

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