I had a conference at my son's middle school this morning. I was very impressed with what they were doing for security.

 

 

1) Before you can even get into the doors, you have to push a button, look into a camera and state your business. (that's always been there)

 

2) You get in and there is a security desk where you have to again, state your business. They check your ID (in my case, it was a DL) and they actually run it through a scanner which prints your info and a FRESH picture that is taken as you stand there, to a sticker that you have to wear as you walk the halls.

 

3) I will also note that there are not one....but two police officers in the facility.

glad you like it. expect higher property taxes as usual to cover the cost

glad you like it. expect higher property taxes as usual to cover the cost

 

Are you saying that you don't approve?

Sometimes the extra you hafta pay is worth knowing the security measures are there. Some people just need to throw there own little jabs as above because they've nothing else better to say. I like it. Glad it's in place

Some things are worth paying for........And this is one of them.

It's better than just being able to walk in unnoticed. I was more than happy to have to do the jig to get in there.

I HATE paying for people to live their lives while I work to the bone just so I can one day retire. I work in a place where I see first hand government tax dollars wasted so drunk men can eat and sleep in comfort on a daily basis. Premiums go up taxes go up Obama care starts my insurance to rise preparation for the worse.

I will never have kids unfortunately and that is a fact... but damned if I don't mind paying for their saftey. Its necessary..unless staff is forced to take armed crisis intervention courses on that two month break they get every year. Since thats not the case police will do.

Just wish we could spank the parents for not setting the kids straight and encouraging them to do better in life.

Do they have pistols or M4s to protect the school...I vote for the later. Just saying.

We have the same type of deal . LEO and all . My daughter drew pictures of the officers who keep her safe .

 

Armed trained personell is one of the few things I would not mind as a reason for a tax increase in my property tax.

Not gonna help if a dude shoots out the glass to get in.

Well , isn't that what the armed presence on school grounds are for ? To confront a shooter regardless of how he gets in?

 

I know a lot of schools are not like this , but ..our school we have no glass doors , and no windows on ground level . School is on a steep hill . Gym , basement is the first floor . Zero windows.All solid entry doors ( two have small rectangular peek windows at head level) , no windows. You have to walk up a long ramp to get to the main doors and offices which are on the 2nd floor. Then get buzzed in from solid doors that have small rectagular windows ( a person can't fit through) . When you get buzzed in after identifying yourself you are facing the all glass prinicpals office , which has the LEO in it as well.

 

I like our particular school , for those reasons.

 

Once you have older kids , say 5th grade and up , you have the issue of them opening up the door for just anybody. Happens in Asbury all the time. My friend does Mobile Dentist for them , and the kids are always letting people in despite being forbidden to do so. They have LEO in the schools , locked doors .

 

There are so many angles to secure a school. For my particular town I am satiisfied. Unless ( God forbid) a known parent comes in with bad intentions and everybody has their guard down , that is. There is no end to "what ifs" I guess , I'm just glad my twon is doing something besides run and hide drills.

Just conditioning for the police state.

 

Here you go junior, step right in, past the security check point. Don't mind the cops, they're there for your protection. Now sit down there and take your pills. OK, lesson time, let's practice passing the standardized tests so the administrators can keep their salaries. What's that? You pointed at someone? Now you go see the school psychiatrist and get expelled. There there, now we're all safe.

Sometimes there is just no pleasing everyone.

 

Glad they did something. Now for anyone who has a problem with it, let see your response to a news story where this stopped someone from duplicating what has happens in the past.

 

In the world we live in, it's not IF, it's WHEN, we will have another incident.

 

 

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Just conditioning for the police state.

 

Here you go junior, step right in, past the security check point. Don't mind the cops, they're there for your protection. Now sit down there and take your pills. OK, lesson time, let's practice passing the standardized tests so the administrators can keep their salaries. What's that? You pointed at someone? Now you go see the school psychiatrist and get expelled. There there, now we're all safe.

 

this

Some things are worth paying for........And this is one of them.

This^....and funny how one of Obamas 23 orders included money for schools to hire School Resource Officers..after he lambasted the NRA about cops in schools

Sorry, the answer to all this nonsense is allowing staff to CCW.

We see what you did there Ray. Lol

 

 

 

 

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Sorry, the answer to all this nonsense is allowing staff to CCW.

 

I agree 100% , and that is what I tell anyone who asks my opinion on it. However , that is not something that is going to happen in the near future . I think it is something we should push for , absolutely..but while we are busy doing that I personally prefer for the solution at my school to be a bit more force meets force than the current " hide" program.

 

I 'm sorry but allowing cops in schools = leads to police state is a bit too tin foil hat for my taste. To each his own , agree to disagree.

I agree Sandy and while I am unconditional for the 2A, I would like to see reduced rate training or some other incentive for any school staff that would like to CCW. Notice I did not say mandatory, or required, but would hope a very large majority would have some formal training.

 

 

 

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Boomstick, is this in Pemberton (judging by your location)? Helen A. Fort? Or a school outside of the township. I graduated from Pemberton and we used to have cops walking the halls all of the time (it started after every student in the school walked out and caused damage to the school, fights broke out, stupid kids pulled the American Flag down and burned it). But Pemberton is a rough place, so having police in schools is not new there.

 

Forgive me if you're not talking about Pemberton.

Boomstick, is this in Pemberton (judging by your location)? Helen A. Fort? Or a school outside of the township. I graduated from Pemberton and we used to have cops walking the halls all of the time (it started after every student in the school walked out and caused damage to the school, fights broke out, stupid kids pulled the American Flag down and burned it). But Pemberton is a rough place, so having police in schools is not new there.

 

Forgive me if you're not talking about Pemberton.

 

Yes. Helen A

I was pleased to read about this. I keep saying that school security should be the first priority. I would add a security portal and issue each school employee a 'panic button'. These would be similar to the 'medical alert' type call buttons. Both measures would cost a few bucks but it shouldn't be too bad. The security portal could be simple.It would only have to prevent open access to the classrooms.

Do they have pistols or M4s to protect the school...I vote for the later. Just saying.

 

Pistols.. But i'm sure the carbines arent too far out of reach.

Glad to hear it, but I hate that this is what we have to resort to these days.

Glad to hear it, but I hate that this is what we have to resort to these days.

 

Agreed. I miss my childhood school days when you could leave the doors wide open without worry.

so I didn't see it mentioned by the OP...is this a public or a private school?

Allowing staff to ccw is one thing

...but how many of them actually would anyway. Now do we FORCE them to?

so I didn't see it mentioned by the OP...is this a public or a private school?

 

It's a public school.

My wife's school has instituted major changes but not as far as adding police full time in every school

Chain and lock the doors like Mr. Clark.