Officials have called for more armed officers on campuses in the wake of the Uvalde shooting. Experts and some parents, though, say more law enforcement on campus doesn’t necessarily make schools safer.
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"But
experts say there’s no guarantee that officers will follow their training while under fire, and some parents, students and educators
warn the increased presence of police in schools doesn’t make them feel safe."
As a retired educator, a mom, and just a regular everyday citizen - I just can't wrap my head around this statement - train of thought - whatever you want to call it.
What, as a society, are we coming to? Let me ask this question - if having a police officer on campus doesn't make you feel safe, then what would make you feel safe? What is left? You have a nutcase storming into your school/classroom with a serious weapon, firing at everything, - WHAT or WHO is going to help you? Make you feel safe? Get you out of there? Take out the "bad guy"?
I am sitting here trying to understand, trying to justify this statement, and I just can't get past it. Yes, there are bad cops, yes we have all seen situations - incidents that push us into that realm of "not trusting police officers" but if you are put into a situation where your life or worse yet, lives of your tender age students are at serious risk - who are you going to wish was there to help? I just can't get past this.............
All the officers, at all the schools I worked at were great people, wonderful police officers that were caring and understanding and knew how to do their job and would step-up immediately if they were needed. I always felt safer because they were there.
I just don't understand..............................
JMHO