Unruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order
Source: ABC News
BROCKTON, Mass. -- Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to stop violence and address security concerns at a troubled high school in a city south of Boston, some school committee members said Monday.
Four of the seven members of the Brockton School Committee backed the National Guard request amid teacher shortages and budget deficits, but city officials weren't unanimous in their support.
The governor's office acknowledged the concerns about Brockton High School, where teachers reported fighting and drug use in the hallways, and verbal abuse of staff. Our administration is committed to ensuring that schools are safe and supportive environments for students, educators, and staff," Healey's office said.
Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan, who serves as chair of the school committee, said he forwarded the request to the governor on Friday, even though he opposed it. National Guard soldiers are not the answer, he said.
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OAITW r.2.0
(29,339 posts)Literally 2 miles from Brockton. There were areas of that town that I wouldn't feel comfortable walking around by myself.
mitch96
(14,954 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,901 posts)to prep work. have you ever had to take your son and dog ( 100 lb alaskan huskie ) after school to shut down kilms and so fourth . my late mom had to do that.
mitch96
(14,954 posts)We lived in a pretty white bread lower middle class area so the only problem was getting the shit beat out of you after school... That was in the mid to late 1950's. I ran fast...
I can't imagine being in a school that needs police or National Guard protection. The shit these days just blows me away...uff
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AllaN01Bear
(23,901 posts)i dont get it.
Tom Kitten
(7,371 posts)I can't imagine going to a high school that big. My high school had about 450!
LiberalFighter
(53,544 posts)That is more than big enough.
ripcord
(5,553 posts)Wonder Why
(4,932 posts)orangecrush
(23,070 posts)Many armed gangs.