Do you believe schools across the nation should have armed security guards?

Question

In today's world of global terrorism, our schools are not well protected. I think schools should have more security presence to protect our kids from attacks and stop fights. I believe they should have metal detectors installed and couple of police officers patrolling the school. What do you think?

Answer 1

I think that the issue should be judged according to the area where the school is located, and the general rate of crime that occurs there. As well, it should be -at the very least-, an option for large public school systems.

I think something that is much more important, though, is increasing funding for poverty-stricken and/or high-crime neighborhoods. The trillion that has poured into the wastelands of Iraq and Afghanistan SHOULD have been used to clean up our own suffering nation. It should have been used to improve public early-education programs, Adult-education aid programs, and state-provided medical insurance for under-privilege citizens!

Answer 2

It's funny, this question in some form is popping up all over the place and if you think about no matter what we think the children in that Amish school would not have been protected by any of these thoughts it's not their way.
As for the question itself no I don't feel that every school should have armed guards and metal detector. First that takes more money away from our kis that is so badly proportioned already. I also went to a school whee metal detectors were in use and trust me they didn't stop everything. Not to mention I can't count how many students were late to classes because of the lines and delays. I think many of our larger school districts have the right idea and that all areas despite the violence rate should adopt somethign very close to it. The 2 school districts I've worked in have police that potrol set areas of the district and are never more then 10 minutes out of reach of a school. Besides that we all have very advanced and mostly secured (secretive) lock down and evacuation plans set up. All high schools also have a minimum of 2 security guards on campus at all times with fast access to weapons if needed.
Well just a teacher and students thoughts.

Answer 3

this only promotes a POLICE STATE! Where this means your rights are striped away from you! This is what 9-11 was about among other things.... since the Fall of Babylon the implementations where being set for the people to depend solely on no one but the protection of the Government.. the ones creating the fright! Why should more patrolling and more security make you feel safe...lol If anything, that should raise a flag & question! Kids only job and priority are to play and have fun... school was only a daycare based program for Parents to be free from watching or bringing their kids to work and other reasons here in america. It wasnt design for play and for kids to enjoy. Its more like jail to them now and with more beefed up security, FUN will not be a factor anymore! Teaching your child is first YOUR JOB (the parent)! Growing! ...alone is enough for a child! Obtaining Books smarts will not alone get you far. Not to mention half of what school teach is not enough for a child to prosper in the world... the information is invalid and teaching is far from the teachers mind!

Answer 4

I think most of them already do.

In Boston yesterday there was a shooting at a high school and the Police decided that they will turn on the metal detectors that they have had installed and never bothered to turn on. How is that for security awareness?

Answer 5

I am not sure if all schools need that; however, with today changing world I think metal detectors would be a great investment. Furthermore, every school should have some kind of lock down plan.

Answer 6

I thought all schools had some sort of security, but have learned different this week, there are inner city schools in New York, where to go to the bathroom, you must have a policeman open the bathroom door for you, and this is in first and second grade, which I think is really sad, but at least it is security.

Answer 7

I graduated high school in 1980, and we had this back then, but of course I'm from Chicago.....not sure where you are from. I know people think it is a sad state to go to this, but wouldn't you rather your children be safe, then to think we don't want this, and then another Colorado incident happen?

Answer 8

Yes, we need to protect our schools. They hold our most valuable assets (our children and our future).

Answer 9

and they say that the schools were using that bill gates money to help the schools after they were just using it on themselves
(and yeah bill gates started donating monet to school that promised wrer going to use to help the students but i don't see it happening i think that the staff spent it all on themselves so we can't help it if our economy is based on greed)

Answer 10

yea, especially at columbine