* Between 1994 and 1999, there were 220 school associated violent events resulting in 253 deaths - - 74.5% of these involved firearms. Handguns caused almost 60% of these deaths. (Journal of American Medical Association, December 2001)
* In 1998-99 academic year, 3,523 students were expelled for bringing a firearm to school. This is a decrease from the 5,724 students expelled in 1996-97 for bringing a firearm to school. (U.S. Department of Education, October 2000)
* Nearly 8% of adolescents in urban junior and senior high schools miss at least one day of school each month because they are afraid to attend. (National Mental Health & Education Center for Children & Families, National Association of School Psychologists 1998)
* The National School Boards Association estimates that more than 135,000 guns are brought into U.S. schools each day. (NSBA, 1993)
http://www.neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/gunsafety/statistics.htm
Answer by outerheaven2005
Too expensive, too many schools.
Answer by anotherxyz
this is beacuse schools are not that easy to filter like airports! you never know when someone can just snap ar plan out a shooting. it is harder to classify these things.
Answer by the_cheeze_cop
I agree with above....it would be too expensive for the school districts to have an on-campus officer.
On the other hand, If the school boards would stop squandering the tax payers' money on useless, needless things, there WOULD be enough money in the budget for an officer to be on school grounds. ALL school boards and communities need to take a look at this.
Answer by rltouhe
There are many high schools that have metal detectors and screening device in place. I think that they need to be installed in all schools. I think it would be safer for parents to school children in their homes at this point but it isn't always doable in most households.
Answer by seatony
That would be a wonderful thing.
However, the liberals would be against it. Putting security in our schools would be taking away our freedoms....you know, like being able to bring a gun to school.
Damn Liberals!!
I would really like to see something like that in place.
Orignal From: Mental Health: Airports can be protected with security - but for some reason people think this impossible for schools?
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