School safety panel will not look at role of guns in school violence

[RandySF]

School after panel will not examine role of guns in school violence

The federal school safety commission set up after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will not examine the role of guns in school violence, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday.

DeVos' testimony to a Senate subcommittee came amid criticism by Democrats and some educators that the panel, set up by President Donald Trump in March, was focused more on distracting public attention rather than truly addressing gun violence.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-reg-betsy-devos-school-safety-20180605-story.html

[dameatball]

1. Let me guess. Fire safety and lunchroon protocal instead?

[louis-t]

2. Bulletproof plates in the backpacks.

Jeez.

[Freethinker65]

3. Will they will discuss returning the pledge of allegiance and Christian prayer to the classroom?

Perhaps giant pictures of Trump in each room with time devoted to proselytizing each day including prayers for out dear leader might help?

[struggle4progress]

4. "School safety panel will not consider school safety"

[Wounded Bear]

5. I've seen some of this, even in my area (Western WA)...

The presumption is "it's gonna happen" and "safety" responses tend to focus on more cops and guns in schools and counting doors and shit. Let's have more drills and issue bullet proof backpacks and basically turn our schools into Orange is the new Black.



As sad as the death of children is, it is but a symptom of a society getting crazier and crazier year after year.

[samnsara]

6. time for PTAs to make a comeback