Jeremy L. Hoskins English Composition II 15 January 2013 Essay School shootings are without a doubt a tragedy, but the question arises as to what the people of this country can do to prevent further crimes. Many people want to allow school teachers to carry firearms in order to protect their class. This idea has been well thought out, and pondered upon since the first attacks on a school. If the teacher was subject to regular physiological evaluations, and kept trained on the proper procedures on using a weapon, then there is no reason why they should not be allowed to carry a sidearm. It would be a deterrent to anyone who thinks about committing a crime in a school.
Also there was countless number of bullying reports because of clothing. The students who could not afford nice clothes were usually picked on and taunted. It started to get so out of hand that parents started pulling their kids out of Augusta and transferring them to another school. So to prevent bullying problems and students from wearing irrelevant clothing the school established a new dress code policy where students were required to wear uniforms. This new policy helped reduce the amount of bullying throughout the school and also made the school look more professional.
If you were to ask teachers in the 1980’s if they thought training school faculty members gun safety and allow them to carry weapons it would be viewed as unimaginable. With the increase of school violence since 1999 more parents and faculty members have been asking how we should go about keeping our children safe in school. In the United States in 2012, there were ten school shootings leaving forty-one dead and thirteen wounded (Tyrel). Many schools in urban neighborhoods have installed metal detectors and do backpack checks prior to allowing anyone into the schools doors. Should we train and allow school faculty members to carry weapons to help keep our children safe or should we find other methods of early detections to stop these events from happening.
The major Board/Community debate was over how to address the disciplinary issues. While the Board looked to find innovative ways to address disciplinary concerns, many parents suggested that the district simply enforce the rules that were already on the books and tighten up in administering consequences. During my time in SLPS, the district did not have a detention or in school suspension plan, leaving schools with just suspensions and expulsions to use as consequences. But being an unaccredited district, school leaders and the Board realized that students had to be in the building to get as much instructional time as possible. Also, students themselves knew that during the standardized MAP tests, it was highly unlikely that they would be suspended or expelled for any infraction.
don’t you think a couple of minutes you’d spend on a line for metal detecting may save the life of another school mate or even yourself? Sometimes if you really think about it patience is the border between life and death. Have you noticed that the percentage of school shootings have decreased mightily over the years? They have but that does not mean it is not prone to happen again. One thing that I have read in the Daily News was that school shootings are the number one cause of student deaths in the United States and this is very sad.
In one article it states how certain schools were taking actions to hopefully limit these events. In the article, it states that in Oregon “there was talk about creating a list of students with troubled pasts (Shootings 2012).” This is a prime example of how they were refusing to have to resort to allowing the teacher to bring a firearm on school grounds. They go on to tell of some of the security measures they took to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering the building. They state “to prevent similar killings from occurring. Staff received identification badges and school doors began to be locked during the day… [and that] the school campus was cut off from the surrounding area by a fence (Shootings 2012).” What they failed to realize is that these security measures will mean almost nothing to a shooter.
Some of the concerns were lack of space in high school cafeteria, school safety, school after care programs ,and head coach for high school football. These were a few of the concerns mention during public floor. High school students was upset that the Board was not concerned with building an larger cafeteria for the students and that they should not have to go outside to an trailer for additional space to eat there lunch. Students also wanted to know why the locker room showers has not been repaired. A few teachers spoke on having more safety measuring during school and after school.
Each day, 100,000 students bring a gun to school, and another 160,000 students cut class because they fear physical harm (National Education Association). Those numbers may seem alarming, and so it is understandable as to why searches would be conducted to try and reduce these numbers. Also the controversy of whether a student’s fourth amendment right is being violated leans toward the administrator’s side. Schools do not need a warrant to be able to search lockers since the lockers technically belong to the school, and as long as there is reasonable suspicion, the searches are legal (Surveillance in Schools) (Constitutional Conflicts). Whether random searching is legal or not, it does not change the fact that students still feel violated of their privacy
Every couple of months when tuning into the news, it’s often heard of debates about public schools bringing in school uniforms. It’s often thought that the uniforms will solve multiple problems such as violence, behavior, and safety of the attending students. It is also said that it will help parents with expenses because they won’t have to keep up with the demands of expensive clothing from teenagers today. If your opinion made a difference in the decision of wearing school uniforms at your school, would you choose to wear them or be against the idea? Do you believe school uniforms make a difference in the lives of students attending schools?
Should Students Have the Right to Drop Out of School at Any Age? In the tradition sense, a solid education background or advanced degree can guarantee a good career. Based on this perspective, students should work hard and finish school. However in reality, new data from the state Department of Education shows “More than 1 in 5 public school students in the county will drop out of school by their senior year”. However, if students have the right reason to drop out of school due to their personality and personal interest, family issues, or they have own business, they should be able to decide their future since talent is not based solely on academics.