A post about protecting these kids in these schools

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Turning schools into locked down military prisons is NOT the answer. Aside from the logistical difficulties, what message does that send to the kids? Answer: that the world is a very scary place and beyond their ability to affect and control. That's right, it instills a victim mentality from the start. A better solution is to offer strong examples for them to follow and look up to, like competent, confident, well trained and disciplined teachers and security staff. Let's unroll the "bubble kid" mentality a bit. Let them get their ass kicked, skin a knee or 2, lose a game.Pain is a great teacher on why one should not be mouthy/stupid/careless. History and Ethics should be required classes starting in middle school at the latest. I have a hundred other ideas brewing in my skull, but I'm not quite ready to articulate them.

I like the idea of allowing CCW at schools, if not open carry. I don't like the idea of turning schools into some kind or armed camp, if for no other reason than it removes the ability of the kids to BE kids. Seriously, does anyone think that kids can be kept 100% safe and still have recess outside or walk to school?

I'm not a parent, so maybe I'm way off base here, but kids have been growing up for hundreds of years in this country, and only for the last couple of generations has the cry "it's for the children!" been used to leverage massive social change(mostly negative).

ETA: If you haven't read Heinlein's Starship Troopers, I highly recommend it. Especially the classroom sessions at the Academy. We are in what Heinlein called the "Crazy Years".