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In reply to the discussion: An Ohio School District Is Arming Its School Custodians With Handguns [View all]ancianita
(36,037 posts)48. Having unarmed entry guards in a country of 300 million guns makes absolutely no sense.
In high gun ownership districts, or high crime rate districts it's always appropriate. One principal's principle should be "It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it." The one time it takes to learn that lesson at the cost of human life is worth the security costs. The public must face that and provide.
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FarCenter
Jan 2013
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yup, i guess the figure the custodian is a single most expendable employee at a school.
unblock
Jan 2013
#3
Bad management practice. Stupid politics. Principals in all states are THE primary point person for
ancianita
Jan 2013
#7
Hard to say about qualifications? Some custodians may be veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.
FarCenter
Jan 2013
#9
That's too random and undependable as a practice in securing schools. Having "some" isn't a
ancianita
Jan 2013
#10
A posted, uniformed, armed guard can be useful, but only if you're out of the mass shooting mindset
Recursion
Jan 2013
#11
I don't know who decided this, but 4 fatalities in one incident is the "official" definition
Recursion
Jan 2013
#21
NOT true. Every security person knows that entry points are exactly the control points for school
ancianita
Jan 2013
#17
Oh. I guess because your example of how security doesn't work seemed to argue against your
ancianita
Jan 2013
#25
I'm ready to address this if you can link some critical mass of "exceptions" that you imply here.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#43
Having unarmed entry guards in a country of 300 million guns makes absolutely no sense.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#48
Principals know that for every entry and exit point you need an armed guard, and their communities
ancianita
Jan 2013
#30
I would totally agree with this. The problem is the registering. I've suggested that every state
ancianita
Jan 2013
#69
I have never been in a school where the janitor was anything less than a charity hire.
Buzz Clik
Jan 2013
#28
I know that if the custodians would have had guns when I went to school, I would have been shot
liberal N proud
Jan 2013
#33