Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think we need SROs back in every school now.
They’re already there ! Some people seem to think we need more but every school has an SRO. They don’t prevent crime anymore than outside police do.
Anonymous wrote:Using "Yorktown parent" as shorthand for "wealthy North Arlington parent" -- unless there are a lot of south Arlington kids driving their own SUVs around Rock Spring late at night
Anonymous wrote: The driver wasn’t an APS kid. Not sure why you feel comfortable a) spreading misinformation and b) bringing up this tragic incident when this was about a Wakefield kid ODing
Wakefield has some rough neighborhoods so it's an unfortunate issue for that school.
Anonymous wrote:I think we need SROs back in every school now.
Anonymous wrote:I think we need SROs back in every school now.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No one said SROs were the only solution, but should be *part* of the solution. Nothing will stop all drug issues at school, but having an SRO on site could help stop the pipeline or, at least, make kids think twice and make healthier decisions.
As someone who works at a school with SROs: it does none of those things. They just know not to do their thing in the bathrooms closest to the SRO office.
And some kids aren’t doing drugs bc SRos are there. Waiting to get “all” won’t help. Let’s at least get to deterring “some”.
This is 0% true. The SROs are not in the bathroom. The kids don’t even know who the SRO is. People like you are absolutely clueless about reality. Rather than focus on the real issue you just want to spend imaginary money to fill the school with more people who can’t fix the problem themselves. Delusional.
Um, no. I’m a teacher, and I want them back. I think the kids know that the guy in the police uniform is the SRO. They can’t solve everything, but I think it scares some of them enough not to do stupid things. That’s good enough for me.
Exactly. The presence made a noticeable difference.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Education! One pill can kill. Don’t take random pills, ever. It’s not cool. It’s stupid and the pills are never what you think they are. There were huge public campaigns around drugs in decades past, it’s time to bring them back.
+1. This is the conversation I had with my teen yesterday. It just isn't worth it because the odds are not good. Don't ever take a pill from anyone, even your best friend offering you Adderall to stay up studying. You just can't be 100% sure what's in it and you could literally die the very first time you pop a pill that isn't yours.
This isn't like the days of old when campaigns were trying to make it sound like occasional marijuana use would lead you to being a cocaine addict. I just listened to a podcast this morning that said something like 40% of non-prescription pills have fentanyl. That's seriously scary.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wakefield has some rough neighborhoods so it's an unfortunate issue for that school
Doesn’t Yorktown have a bigger drug problem?
That’s what I’ve always heard, but I haven’t seen the stats.
Wealthy Yorktown parents (many lawyers) can get their kids out of trouble before they even show up as stats.
Not when they drive drunk
Is this a reference to the student who killed the W-L student by DUI? (I'm not using names because I don't want this to be searchable)
If so, you're horrible.
There have been a few over the recent years.
The driver of that car was not a Yorktown kid.
Using "Yorktown parent" as shorthand for "wealthy North Arlington parent" -- unless there are a lot of south Arlington kids driving their own SUVs around Rock Spring late at night
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wakefield has some rough neighborhoods so it's an unfortunate issue for that school
Doesn’t Yorktown have a bigger drug problem?
That’s what I’ve always heard, but I haven’t seen the stats.
Wealthy Yorktown parents (many lawyers) can get their kids out of trouble before they even show up as stats.
Not when they drive drunk
Is this a reference to the student who killed the W-L student by DUI? (I'm not using names because I don't want this to be searchable)
If so, you're horrible.
There have been a few over the recent years.
The driver of that car was not a Yorktown kid.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wakefield has some rough neighborhoods so it's an unfortunate issue for that school
Doesn’t Yorktown have a bigger drug problem?
That’s what I’ve always heard, but I haven’t seen the stats.
Wealthy Yorktown parents (many lawyers) can get their kids out of trouble before they even show up as stats.
Not when they drive drunk
Is this a reference to the student who killed the W-L student by DUI? (I'm not using names because I don't want this to be searchable)
If so, you're horrible.
There have been a few over the recent years.