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This alert should probably be going out to every state and school district in the union.

As a former bus driver in Mass and Calif - I can tell you just talking to your school districts is spitting in the wind.
You have to put teeth into it. 1. Print out this story (valid backup) take it to your school BOARD - attach a cover letter that gives your advice on establishing safety awareness and training. THEN tell them, and have it in writing in your cover letter, that if they do not take the steps and, God forbid, something happens. then not only the district will will be held accountable but each and everyone of them will be named as being forewarned - but negligent.
School boards have an elitist tendency that shrugs off the parents and other tax paying citizens. Your opinions don't really matter. BUT, they care about themselves and if they can envision public accountability - they may be motivated to act - even if only halfheartedly. But if they even do that then the cat will be out of the bag and parents and others will take up the banner
2. Take the very same thing to your local papers with the same cover letters and warnigs of responsibility. 3. Get an url to the Beslan photos and put in a letter to the editor with the above information. We need "Citizen Eyes" out there. This is a huge country. EVERYone must be on guard. (Long haul truckers are being trianed to be eyes on the road. WE must become eyes on the schools and buses.) I have nightmares thinking about it, but there seems to be little doubt that our kids are in the cross hairs - for what other purpose would they have this information on our schools and buses?
And Beslan showed they are barbaric enough to do it.
Oprah had all 200+ photos of the Beslan massacre on at one time. It was not pretty. But everyone should look at them and get it through their complacent, naive brains that these barbarians WILL do this. They want a Pres. Kerry that will allow them to once again have the room and peace to regroup...like in pre-9/11. They WANT to thought of only as a "nuisance" like before, like Kerry and his wife think.
NOW is the time to start making a very LOUD noise.
WE are the ones who must spearhead the defense - BEFORE we have to suffer the consequences.
NOW,

an addendum to my post #34 -

Start using a buzz word - People need to identify with a name for a movement;;;
I coined the phrase "Citizen Eyes"

feel free to use it.

Also, if we are untied and using the buzz word "Citizen Eyes" the press is more likely to pick up on it, realizing it's not just some little neighborhood thing

Thanks for the ping Granny. Very disturbing news.

maine-iac7, EXCELLENT ideas!!! Parents need to let the school board members know that they will be held PERSONALLY responsible if a school is attacked.

If I had kids in public schools, I'd be contacting the supt every day and asking him what security improvements have been made.