From the article -- the folks we need to reach are young adults who have prior run-ins with the law:

“It’s extremely difficult engaging a 25-year-old who has seven previous adult arrests, who is an avowed member of his neighborhood clique, who’s not currently interested in services, but that is the individual we have to serve. That’s the individual we have to pour resources into,” he says."

Here is a thoughtful DCist article on a recent report on gun violence in the city: https://dcist.com/story/22/02/18/majority-of-dc-homicides-driven-by-small-group/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washingtonian here. I’ve always been ok with security guards, metal detectors and door screenings. I say we add them to all schools.

We had it rough at times in the 90s but made it thru.

There is a heated debate going on now with elected officials and candidates seeking office weighing in on whether security from SROs should remain in schools. As someone who works in a school, it’s not at all clear what will happen with SROs. There has been very little parent voice on this and more parents need to be heard.

SRO's dont really provide a benefit for external security. They do however help with internal security so I would keep them in secondary schools. As a parent I am more concerned about maintenance of the physical structure which seems to be getting the short straw both in terms of attention and resources.

By physical structure, do you mean doors, metal detectors, windows, fencing, etc.?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washingtonian here. I’ve always been ok with security guards, metal detectors and door screenings. I say we add them to all schools.

We had it rough at times in the 90s but made it thru.

There is a heated debate going on now with elected officials and candidates seeking office weighing in on whether security from SROs should remain in schools. As someone who works in a school, it’s not at all clear what will happen with SROs. There has been very little parent voice on this and more parents need to be heard.

SRO's dont really provide a benefit for external security. They do however help with internal security so I would keep them in secondary schools. As a parent I am more concerned about maintenance of the physical structure which seems to be getting the short straw both in terms of attention and resources.

Anonymous wrote:Washingtonian here. I’ve always been ok with security guards, metal detectors and door screenings. I say we add them to all schools.

We had it rough at times in the 90s but made it thru.

There is a heated debate going on now with elected officials and candidates seeking office weighing in on whether security from SROs should remain in schools. As someone who works in a school, it’s not at all clear what will happen with SROs. There has been very little parent voice on this and more parents need to be heard.

Stop and frisk

Anonymous wrote:Expand the court.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf

Yep.

The Post recently wrote about challenges to punishing people who are found with illegal guns: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/01/gun-seizures-dc/

I'm totally on board with this. We should start by getting rid of all SROs.

To my knowledge, all DCPS schools have metal detectors. I don't think charters do. May want to start there. But we need to keep the resource officers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since you are in the education space, I would start with using proper grammar in your messaging. (Its not it’s).

Instead of being condescending and shaming each other on trivial matters, be helpful and tolerant for starters.

I *was* being helpful, dumbass. If you're going to be talking about schools, proper grammar in your messaging is kind of a prerequisite for legitimacy.

Only people with proper grammar have a right to worry about safety of their children and neighborhoods? What about people with poor manner? Shouldn’t they refrain from posting on education forums?

Of course not. You seem like an overly sensitive twit. I'm not sure you have tough enough skin for this fight -- you might want to sit this one out.