THE INEFFECTIVE RECOVERY PLAN

Schools nationwide are not fully equipped nor are they trained to handle situations or provided the tools they need to protect the student body. When up against armed combatants who are at close range and using deadly force, teachers, staff and students are a major disadvantage.

The zero tolerance policy we find in schools- which can mandate automatic punishment for weapons, drugs, profanity and various forms of disruptive behavior, is failing to make students and parents feel safe. Zero tolerance is rife with with problems including too few security guards, under-qualified security guards, non-working metal detectors and administrators who show favoritism by placing inept personnel in roles of safety management.

We have school resource officers but they are limited and most likely not able to defend or resist against a shooter. How much more efficient can school safety become when the officer has the assurance that school personnel is equipped to assist him/her and successfully provide top of the line security measures in day to day situations as well as real emergency situations?