hanshorse
hanshorse t1_jcz44f4 wrote
Reply to comment by Asterion7 in RPS leaders propose plan for metal detectors in middle schools by Charlesinrichmond
It’s terribly sad to think about
hanshorse t1_jcyps7s wrote
Reply to comment by Asterion7 in RPS leaders propose plan for metal detectors in middle schools by Charlesinrichmond
RPS has been doing this in the high schools and at some of their middle schools since the ‘90’s. Every year the metal detectors find weapons. It’s not foolproof, but it’s not a new system in the city, and there is decades of data and enforcement on the matter. More school shootings happen in suburban environments than city environments and it’s directly related to schools in urban areas having tighter campus security and metal detectors.
I did not feel like the detectors I walked through every day in high school were security theater or that it made school feel like a prison
hanshorse t1_jd2tfri wrote
Reply to comment by kernjb in RPS leaders propose plan for metal detectors in middle schools by Charlesinrichmond
Not all the high schools have them, even now, especially magnet schools. On the flip-flip, if you went to Governors when it was at TJ, you walked through a metal detector every day.