School Safety

In recent years, tragedies have been visited upon schools across the country. From Kentucky to Oregon to Colorado, the notion of schools as safe havens has been shattered by the sound of gunfire. These acts are not limited to any geographic regions or family backgrounds, nor do they have a single catalyst. Those who have committed such heinous acts have done so for different reasons, at different times, in different schools. But these acts of …

…respond to school- related violent deaths. The president also announced a new $65 million initiative to hire up to 2,000 community police and resource officers to assist the estimated 10 percent of schools with serious crime problems. He also announced plans to reform the Safe and Drug –Free Schools Program. Hopefully these initiatives will be put in effect soon, and hopefully they will work. Whatever they decide to do better get done quickly before it gets any worse.