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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

And schools are open to public all night

Yep, anyone could hide a gun in a building at any point to be retrieved later. No one is safer. Its a show.

Yes how will they do this?

What do you mean? At any point in time that is not 7:40 am-8:10 am, they will enter the building with a waapon. The school buildings are open from like 6 am to 10 pm.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

And schools are open to public all night

Yep, anyone could hide a gun in a building at any point to be retrieved later. No one is safer. Its a show.

Yes how will they do this?

Our non-DMV district has had them for two years. They’re a joke. No matter how they try to calibrate them, they still set off the weirdest things. Say good bye to three-ring binders, metal water bottles, eyeglass cases with small, metal piano-style hinges. Band instrument cases are nightmares and kids with certain medical devices get hassled more than they should (or have more people than should know of their issues).

Our Board likes to preen that they’ve found “no” weapons but…that’s just because they haven’t “found” them, not that there weren’t any. The kids (and parents!) know how to fool the systems.

And their decisions on when to run the detectors at after-school events is inconsistent at best and biased at worst. Run at football and only “some” basketball games but not concerts or volleyball games.

It’s been an expensive ticket (time and money) just so they can say they’ve “done something.”

Anonymous wrote:OK, so how many detectors were installed at how many doors at the larger high schools? Ten? Twenty?

Let's figure it out at the orientation tomorrow and get back here.

OK, so how many detectors were installed at how many doors at the larger high schools? Ten? Twenty?

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

Gatehouse is this you....my kid was constantly losing 30-45 minutes of instructional time in History class and he was there 20 mins early. Stop talking at people you sound dumb and like you are sitting behind a comfy desk trying to make it all seem ok.

I think Gatehouse should all go back to the office 5 days a week with a required arrival time of 7:40. We can put in one metal detector in the front of the building and they can wait in line. If they get to their desk after 8:10, we will dock their pay.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

How do you not understand that some protection is better than no protection? How do you know they won't be using them during the day? Where did you read that?

During the pilot, the scanners were run only during student arrival, 7:40-8:however long the line was. Before or after, anyone could stroll into the school with a weapon.

Do you think FCPS hired full time staff to sit at metal detectors all day long?

No we cut all kinds of extra staff this year.

Not exactlly, 4 body guards will be hired for Reid.

But no crossing guards.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

Gatehouse is this you....my kid was constantly losing 30-45 minutes of instructional time in History class and he was there 20 mins early. Stop talking at people you sound dumb and like you are sitting behind a comfy desk trying to make it all seem ok.

I think Gatehouse should all go back to the office 5 days a week with a required arrival time of 7:40. We can put in one metal detector in the front of the building and they can wait in line. If they get to their desk after 8:10, we will dock their pay.

Agree

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

Gatehouse is this you....my kid was constantly losing 30-45 minutes of instructional time in History class and he was there 20 mins early. Stop talking at people you sound dumb and like you are sitting behind a comfy desk trying to make it all seem ok.

I think Gatehouse should all go back to the office 5 days a week with a required arrival time of 7:40. We can put in one metal detector in the front of the building and they can wait in line. If they get to their desk after 8:10, we will dock their pay.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

How do you not understand that some protection is better than no protection? How do you know they won't be using them during the day? Where did you read that?

During the pilot, the scanners were run only during student arrival, 7:40-8:however long the line was. Before or after, anyone could stroll into the school with a weapon.

Do you think FCPS hired full time staff to sit at metal detectors all day long?

No we cut all kinds of extra staff this year.

Not exactlly, 4 body guards will be hired for Reid.

Oh right...well then

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

I don't think so. Hundreds of kids lining up out of the school building, only one or two school resource officers around, the students have not place to hide if there is actually a shooter.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

Gatehouse is this you....my kid was constantly losing 30-45 minutes of instructional time in History class and he was there 20 mins early. Stop talking at people you sound dumb and like you are sitting behind a comfy desk trying to make it all seem ok.

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Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

How do you not understand that some protection is better than no protection? How do you know they won't be using them during the day? Where did you read that?

During the pilot, the scanners were run only during student arrival, 7:40-8:however long the line was. Before or after, anyone could stroll into the school with a weapon.

Do you think FCPS hired full time staff to sit at metal detectors all day long?

No we cut all kinds of extra staff this year.

Not exactlly, 4 body guards will be hired for Reid.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

They won't be safer, though. They aren't making everyone who enters or leaves the building all day long go through metal detectors, so anyone can still get a weapon into the building. How do you not understand that?

How do you not understand that some protection is better than no protection? How do you know they won't be using them during the day? Where did you read that?

During the pilot, the scanners were run only during student arrival, 7:40-8:however long the line was. Before or after, anyone could stroll into the school with a weapon.

Do you think FCPS hired full time staff to sit at metal detectors all day long?

No we cut all kinds of extra staff this year.

Anonymous wrote:In the world we live in we expect instant gratification. People, especially younger, don't know how to wait for things. Yes, there might be delays but as with anything new, there will be a transition time. I have heard from school staff and parents who are at schools who already have detectors, that it takes about a week or two for everyone to get used to them and then it moves quick. So why is everyone freaking out about our poor kids having to wait in line, instead of thinking of the bigger picture, now our kids will be safer!

I don't think so. Hundreds of kids lining up out of the school building, only one or two school resource officers around, the students have not place to hide if there is actually a shooter.