Better concept, move the Police Pct next to the schools. Build a group of schools 1-6. 6-9, 9-12 around a Pct..
Yes, and instead of erecting a new facility have a hand full of officers muster in a school parking lot for the early morning shift, and return as needed to do paper work, have lunch, etc. from the comfort of their own RMPs.
There was a caller on one of the shows whose school district called in the local cops the day after Sandy Hook to come in and make recommendations.
Unfortunately I was driving and couldn’t take notes, but a number of the suggestions were dead simple.
One was to invite the cops to do their report writing at the school, giving them a frequent and random presence there, rather than at the local Starbucks. They implemented that one the very next day.
Another was to have the SROs (School Resource Officers) keep their ARs in a readily accessible safe on the campus, rather than require them to leave them out in their cars.
Others required a bit more work, restricting entry to a single point, ability to lock down zones to isolate an assailant, and to provide video feed from their existing cameras to responding officers in their patrol cars.
Having the police filling out reports at random, unpredictable times removes the certainty that there will be no resistance.
Even if there doesn’t happen to be a squad car in that parking lot at any given moment, no wackadoodle or terrorist can ever discount the possibility that one could show up just as they are fixin’ to get started!
Sadly, there is an unintended consequence the left is certain to resist, it allows the students to associate with police in a non-confrontational setting and gets them to associate the police with safety. For the police, they see kids who are NOT a problem every day. This can’t help but reduce the Us vs Them mentality on both sides. That simply can’t be allowed to happen...
Move a DONUT SHOP next to the school! Only in Broward though1
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Better concept, move the Police Pct next to the schools. Build a group of schools 1-6. 6-9, 9-12 around a Pct..
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Better still, build mini-prisons and schools right next to each other. Secured yards, secured entries, police w/ arms on premises, cameras
Don’t need far to go w/ the trouble-makers.
It’s a WIN WIN WIN, no?