[cumbo78]

My sons both attended elementary/middle/high school in a NYC suburb. The elementary schools ALWAYS employed retired, armed officers, in plain clothes. The middle and high school had an active, town assigned, plain clothes officer in addition to multiple, armed, retired officers. I sincerely thought this was common practice in other towns. Guess not.

[cripplecreek]

My sons both attended elementary/middle/high school in a NYC suburb.

You could have stopped right there. Your school issues are on a whole different planet than mine. I can't find any evidence of a single shooting in any of the two dozen or more school buildings in my county EVER.