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Readers Says Police officer in School is the answer to School Safety
Unfortunately, from what I am hearing, Ridgewood’s Superintendent, Dr. Fishbein, and the slight majority of the village council, are not interested in measures like this that would actually protect our children. Apparently, they want to rely on more video cameras as a solution.
If the government offers funds and Ridgewood’s elected (and unelected officials) say “no thank you” our town’s schools and children will be even more of a likely target for crazy people. The town should take immediate steps to protect the children NOW. We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that an officer at each school would provide some additional protection.
The village police do not do there jobs now and you expect more.
I do not have enough information to agree or disagree with you jjj, but even if what you say is true, my answer is “Yes, I expect more, and so should you.”
It’s a well regarded belief that the absense of crime indicates an effective police force. I think some of the people who post on this blog use anonymous bashing to express discontent with police salary and benifits, or the bloggers tried and failed to be police officers at one time or another.
Putting an armed police officer in every school in the village is not the answer to mass shootings the answer is multifaceted starting with a massive revamp of the mental health access laws, weapons control and more intense training for any adult involved with children in large numbers not only school but daycare and recreation programs. If an armed police or security guard is at one end of a school making his rounds and an intruder come in at the other end of the building the intruder could shoot many children before help arrives.