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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with PP that it’s inappropriate for people to be casting blame on the kid that got shot — that’s inappropriate for random parent posters.

But the community should be able to discuss public safety in schools and it’s a bit harder to discuss the problem if we can’t define it.  If the problem is kids fighting in schools that then escalates, that’s slightly different from random violence — it’s a different problem that needs different solutions.  And it may be that the probation or release pending trial system  is part of the problem — eg that schools need more supports from the criminal justice system around these youths.  But again it’s hard to have a policy discussion about these issues without information from McPS.  I don’t think the policy should be driven by one instance but maybe more information in the aggregate would help the community feel like an informed discussion could be had.

I think it’s hard to find the balance here about what the public needs to know versus what is just prurient interest.  
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You forgot to mention that both politics and bureaucratic CYA are also factors in these situations. [/quote]

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