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]]> By: iate59crayons http://askingthequestion.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/should-metal-detectors-and-searches-be-implemented-in-schools/#comment-14 iate59crayons Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:15:52 +0000 http://askingthequestion.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-14 I understand the concern but I wonder - would your opinion be different if you were a parent? I think that knowing that I am sending my child to a school that is safe is worth having a talk with them to explain that the metal detecters aren't there to hurt them or do anything bad, they are there to make sure that every student is in a safe environment. This is especially true if I were sending my child to a school with prior safety problems. Also, as a future teacher, I would like to know that I am not in harm's way regarding my students. One day, I hope to be able to teach an 11th grade English class without fear that I'll be gunned down as I turn my back to write on the board. I know that we can't live our lives afraid.. but this is a threat and a problem that must be addressed because students and teachers should be in a safe environment. What do you think? I understand the concern but I wonder – would your opinion be different if you were a parent? I think that knowing that I am sending my child to a school that is safe is worth having a talk with them to explain that the metal detecters aren’t there to hurt them or do anything bad, they are there to make sure that every student is in a safe environment. This is especially true if I were sending my child to a school with prior safety problems.

Also, as a future teacher, I would like to know that I am not in harm’s way regarding my students. One day, I hope to be able to teach an 11th grade English class without fear that I’ll be gunned down as I turn my back to write on the board. I know that we can’t live our lives afraid.. but this is a threat and a problem that must be addressed because students and teachers should be in a safe environment.

What do you think?

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