A gaping hole in school security or am I being an over reactive parent?

[rhineoshott]

I agree with that in principle, but not only do I not know all the things I want my kid to learn, I'm not exactly a natural teacher.

Textbooks.

Besides classroom style learning has prooven(ha ha, yeah I know, taboo word) to be a less effective learning system than textbooks and/or personal teacher/tutor.

Think of it this way, anyone can teach someone to read. It's not hard at all, just takes some time. Once a child can read, he can pretty much learn anything. He's not limited by the teacher, he's limited by his textbooks. Homeschooling is not the parent trying to tell their kid everything academic they know. The parent really just directs the learning. AKA making sure they're doing it.

[Irving]

And what is going to happen when my kid has a question that I don't know the answer to?

[iamhunter]

And what is going to happen when my kid has a question that I don't know the answer to?

Textbooks, internet, friends, etc.

There were plenty of times my teachers didn't know the answers to my questions in both the University and high school setting.

And on a side note,

have you EVER had a question you couldn't find the answer to on the internet?

and I doubt your kids could pose any seriously challenging questions until high school at the minimum.

And by then you could hopefully build a strong enough intellectual discipline in them to counteract the flaws in the public school system.

[Irving]

and I doubt your kids could pose any seriously challenging questions until high school at the minimum.

And by then you could hopefully build a strong enough intellectual discipline in them to counteract the flaws in the public school system.

Maybe you are seriously over estimating me.

[SA Friday]

and I doubt your kids could pose any seriously challenging questions until high school at the minimum.

My seven year old once asked me why his penis was 'all hard and pokie' when he woke up in the morning. I found answering that question to a seven year old kinda challenging.

[Irving]

That's when you say, "I don't know why son, but I do know that God sees you when you touch it."

[Backinblackrifles]

That's when you say, "I don't know why son, but I do know that God sees you when you touch it."

That is great!

[theGinsue]

GlockShooter - Let me just say that I'm very happy to hear that your daughter is safe.

I'm going to let my emotions calm before I make any phone calls or take any action as part of me just wants to call Channel 7 and turn them loose on them.

BTW, you should call Channel 7 and get the media involved. That school should pay for reacting so poorly. What school was it?

Agreed. Call the News! Sadly, YOU trying to get changes made to improve the security of the children or for anything else in a public school will result in a great deal of frustration on your part and absolutely no progress. When the News gets involved, things tend to happen. this is primarily due to the fact that the School Board is aware that bad press translates into voters turning down tax increases to fund the schools.

Where was the school's SRO during this? I would bring this issue up with the school board.

I believe that someone already mentioned this, but most K-5 schools don't have an SRO.

I understand worrying about the safety of your children, really, I do, but at what point does worry become paranoia?

I could explain it until I'm blue in the face, but until you have your own children you just won't get how absolutely horrifying these events are. When you see your children faced with anything that could potentially harm them, your heart stops, your blood turns to ice, and time stands still. Every day we hear of some child disappearing or someone doing the unthinkable to a child. There are many who honestly believe that these events aren't actually happening any more than they ever have, but it's just getting more exposure. I believe both are true. We are becoming an increasingly violent and dangerous society. I for one would have rather have been a paranoid parent than the parent of a child whose naked, beaten and violated body was found in a shallow grave in a nearby ditch.

If you guys want to give the school district the power to lock your children in a building, go for it, but I find it absurd.

As others have said, not locking the children IN, but others OUT. I never had a problem with checkpoints at the doors of my childrens schools and having to sign in and get badged (even getting escorted to where I was going).

Many doors at most schools have the same type of doors that movie theaters have - anyone can leave, but the doors are locked to those outside and there are no handles on the outside of the doors to pull the doors open with.

And if that happens, how far of a stretch is it before the school district has more power over your children then you do?

That statement is fairly naive as school districts ARE officially considered the experts over your own children; they DO have more power over your children.

As far as "strip searches" (I did not quote that comment), school officials can legally do just short of that already. In fact, some schools HAVE performed strip searches of children and gotten nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

It's not the authorized individuals, such as the students, that we are especially concerned with, it's those who DON'T belong who can get in, abduct a child, and get back out without anyone even knowing they were ever there.

[BigBear]

My seven year old once asked me why his penis was 'all hard and pokie' when he woke up in the morning. I found answering that question to a seven year old kinda challenging.

"You're becoming a man son... Go grab a beer."

HAHA

[Backinblackrifles]

The way I kinda look at it is most guys on this forum including me do not trust the gooberment with their money, guns, rights, or best interest, why would you trust them with your children?