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Same old story... Having an "armed resource officer" on school grounds means it's already too late and someone is going to get shot. It's like saying "We are going to give you all the booze you want, and then follow you home in a ambulance so when you have an accident we'll be there to pick up the pieces". Having an armed resource officer on school grounds isn't a solution, it's a response after the shooting has already started.
Even worse is the concept of "armed resource office" is can give a false sense of security. Take a look at what happened in Florida. The armed resource officer was an older man, close to retirement. You think someone who is months away from retirement wants to go running into a building with a mad gunman who most likely out armed him and has no reason to live?
The attempts they are taking to make our schools safe are ridiculous. They did it here with my kid's high school. They built a new wing, and included "special door stops" to lock down the doors. That's cute. Never mind the fact that the other side of the classroom is wall to wall windows.
So glad my kid is almost out of high school.
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