A student in Maryland this morning pulled out a gun and shot a female student and another male student in the hallway. The student was then confronted by the SRO and exchanged gunfire with the SRO. Reports are that the shooter and was struck and subsquently died from the gunshot.

 

Thank God the SRO was there and did his job.

Having researched about everything in the last month with my job on this, I believe this is the must have. A trained armed law enforcement officer. In meeting numerous times with local and state police, I learned the amount of training necessary and needed, plus the expense involved to do the training is impressive. You are in a response mode almost every time. Deterrents are good, and many tools are debatable, and should be in place. But inevitably someone that wants to get in and plans it, will get in. Response and quickly is the best.

Having researched about everything in the last month with my job on this, I believe this is the must have. A trained armed law enforcement officer. In meeting numerous times with local and state police, I learned the amount of training necessary and needed, plus the expense involved to do the training is impressive. You are in a response mode almost every time. Deterrents are good, and many tools are debatable, and should be in place. But inevitably someone that wants to get in and plans it, will get in. Response and quickly is the best.

 

Only one trained armed law enforcement officer per school is NOT enough but it is a good start.

Having researched about everything in the last month with my job on this, I believe this is the must have. A trained armed law enforcement officer. In meeting numerous times with local and state police, I learned the amount of training necessary and needed, plus the expense involved to do the training is impressive. You are in a response mode almost every time. Deterrents are good, and many tools are debatable, and should be in place. But inevitably someone that wants to get in and plans it, will get in. Response and quickly is the best.

 

This, a million times...THIS!!!

I had a conversation with someone the other day and became aware of a common misconception. An SRO is an actual police office. Some people think they are just security guards, SRO's are hire by the police department and their post is the school.

Only one trained armed law enforcement officer per school is NOT enough but it is a good start.

 

I agree it's not enough, especially in bigger schools, but one is certainly better than none.

I had a conversation with someone the other day and became aware of a common misconception. An SRO is an actual police office. Some people think they are just security guards, SRO's are hire by the police department and their post is the school.

 

Correct but in many cases it is an older Police Officer that is somewhere between real police work and the pasture.

Correct but in many cases it is an older Police Officer that is somewhere between real police work and the pasture.

Not the one at my school. I hope that my students and I never have to be in one of these situations, but if so, I feel like we've certainly got one of the best LEO's on our side.

Having researched about everything in the last month with my job on this, I believe this is the must have. A trained armed law enforcement officer. In meeting numerous times with local and state police, I learned the amount of training necessary and needed, plus the expense involved to do the training is impressive. You are in a response mode almost every time. Deterrents are good, and many tools are debatable, and should be in place. But inevitably someone that wants to get in and plans it, will get in. Response and quickly is the best.

 

I've said this from the start. We need WELL trained individuals, not just someone with a C/C and a few extra hours of training.

Hard to be happy about an officer shooting a kid, but I am sad to say my first reaction was “Way to go!” Who knows how many lives he saved?

I've said this from the start. We need WELL trained individuals, not just someone with a C/C and a few extra hours of training.

 

WELL trained is the best option. Not opposed to a few C/C folks as well just in case.

Hard to be happy about an officer shooting a kid, but I am sad to say my first reaction was “Way to go!” Who knows how many lives he saved?

 

I know right.

 

The bottom line is this is a textbook case on how you stop a killer, you kill them.

 

Too bad we are not all on the same page.

Correct but in many cases it is an older Police Officer that is somewhere between real police work and the pasture.

 

That line of thinking is changing I think as departments are assigning younger officers to these positions now.

That line of thinking is changing I think as departments are assigning younger officers to these positions now.

 

That is because the expectations have changed.

 

In the past you needed an experienced officer to handle all the internal politics and ethical issues that are not tolerated in most police departments.

 

Now we need aggressive killers.

One officer, two officers, a dozen officers, do no good if you let the weapons walk right in the front door.