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In reply to the discussion: ‘Firearms instructor’ hired as school guard leaves handgun in student bathroom [View all]Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)39. Most schools do this already
but this was a charter school, which means they can have the classes taught in the bathrooms with rifles as pointers and no one can do a thing about it because there is no accountability.
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‘Firearms instructor’ hired as school guard leaves handgun in student bathroom [View all]
meegbear
Jan 2013
OP
"He had one bullet for his pistol, had to keep it in his pocket. Ole my darling oh my darling.......
Heather MC
Jan 2013
#54
Stupidity and incompetence become a problem when they endanger students. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#18
There are two armed cops at the school that my girlfriend is a book keeper at.
oldbanjo
Jan 2013
#29
Why does this version of the story omit that he's a retired sherriff's deputy?
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2013
#5
If this is some implied argument against guards, or national school security measures, it's a fail.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#10
If charter schools receive public tax monies, in principle, they're responsible to district boards.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#46
The public gets the level of accountability it demands. In principle. In practice, the public
ancianita
Jan 2013
#48
I do place blame on the public, which has fallen asleep about holding taxpayer-funded
ancianita
Jan 2013
#63
There are frameworks for knowing the truth. That's what high schools and colleges do for people --
ancianita
Jan 2013
#67
Too late. Been watching them since 2000 and still serious about kids' school security.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#33
I know my inner city school's security inside and out. Trust me, there are holes
wordpix
Jan 2013
#59
Interesting. Perhaps factulty/ admins/ staff/ student bodies need an internal photo ID system. All
ancianita
Jan 2013
#60
This is one of the many reasons why there should be no guns in schools - none.
Chemisse
Jan 2013
#17