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Same thing happened in a school district about an hour away from me. Lots of physical altercations, lots of assaults on teachers. It was not a gun problem, it was a physical violence problem. This district was often in the news because of fighting amongst students or assaults on teachers. Apparently, the language for the criteria needed to have a student face suspension or expulsion for assaulting a teacher was "injury" instead of just "contact". Meaning, a student could shove his pregnant teacher, but as long as she was uninjured the student would not be suspended. They'd be right back in class the very next day. So of course, the teachers realize that it's really only a matter of time with these ticking time bomb kids. It's only a matter of time before they wind up getting seriously hurt. So, they started gearing up for a strike for safer work conditions. The district's solution? "Well, how about we install metal detectors to check for guns?" The teachers were like, "Are you even listening? It's not a gun problem. It's a physical violence problem and a problem with the students not being removed from the school for it." Luckily (for lack of a better word) the shooting in Virginia happened at just the right time for these teachers. It was right as they were preparing to strike. The district realized how screwed they'd be if something ever happened to a teacher despite a long paper trail of previous complaints about the student. Teacher complains 10 times about being shoved, nothing is ever done about it, then one day the teacher is shoved, loses their balance, falls backwards, smacks their head on a desk and suffers brain damage. Well shit. Anyway, the strike was averted and, though I don't know the exact details, it sounds like the teachers got what they wanted. I don't think that would have happened without the Virginia shooting. I think the district would have gone with more security (installing metal detectors for guns when guns weren't even the problem) instead of doing their jobs and suspending these dangerous kids.
Exactly what part of the problem was lack of security, vs lack of attention to reported issues? >

There are less consequences at the top >

This is my son’s school/class. Thankfully in this case the principal, vice principal, super intendant are all gone.
I also agree that it all means nothing if you don’t have the admin to back teachers up. >

Oh Jesus what you have gone through!! My sympathies to you and your community. >

Thanks. Between Covid and this my son has not caught a break in any year he was in school. Here is hoping his complaints can become homework and not worrying about if his teacher or one of his friends are going to die (or almost die). >

Absolutely ridiculous that that's a hope and not an expectation. No kid should ever equate school with mortal terror. I thought the school shooter drills for random strangers were messed up as a kid. I can't stand what it's become today. >

Did they really need to add security? Or just have the existing administrators actually do their job?