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Nikolas Cruz's psychosis ended in a bloody massacre not only because of the stunning incompetence of the Broward County Sheriff's Department. It was also the result of liberal insanity working exactly as it was intended to. School and law enforcement officials knew Cruz was a ticking time bomb. They did nothing because of a deliberate, willful, bragged-about policy to end the "school-to-prison pipeline." This is the feature part of the story, not the bug part. If Cruz had taken out full-page ads in the local newspapers, he could not have demonstrated more clearly that he was a dangerous psychotic. He...

DALTON, Ga. -- A teacher is in custody after police say he barricaded himself inside a classroom at a high school in northwest Georgia Wednesday, police say. Police responded to the report of shot or shots fired at Dalton High School in Dalton and reported via Twitter that a person, believed to be a teacher, was barricaded inside. A Dalton police spokesperson told CBS News the teacher had a gun. CBS affiliate WDEF reports the situation began around 11:30 a.m. when the teacher blocked students from entering his class. When the principal tried to unlock the door, they heard a...

FULL TITLE; Kentucky school district to allow teachers to carry concealed guns while 'school marshal' program is approved by Florida legislators An eastern Kentucky high school is working to formalize a program that will allow teachers to begin carrying guns in school. Under the proposals teachers with the proper certifications will be entitled to carry weapons. Florida legislators have also approved a school marshal program that will allow teachers to be armed. Both states have this year had to deal with school shootings. Scroll down for video

A Louisiana student has been investigated by police after saying a math symbol looks like a gun.-snip-"The students were working together, and a student made a math symbol of a square root sign, which kind of looks like a pistol. And he was helping a weaker student, and the student says, 'Well, that looks like a pistol!' And he just made a comment [like] 'let's just get to work before I shoot you with a pistol," Doucet said. According to Doucet, the comment then spread throughout the school like gossip, and grew into a rumor that the student was planning...

Marjory Stoneman High School Creative writing teacher Stacey Lapel saw the shooter from 20 feet away, garbed up in full mask, helmet, body armor and mistook him for a POLICE OFFICER. In a 20 second video at link, she describes her feelings and what she saw in a clip from Good Morning America.

A 21-year-old student from Rochester City School District has been arrested after she threatened to shoot up a school in Upstate New York. Rochester Deputy Mayor Dr. Cedric Alexander and Deputy Chief La'Ron Singletary spoke at a news conference Friday afternoon where they said Abigail Hernandez made a credible threat against East High School. Hernandez is not a student at East High School. Police were notified on February 16 by a member of staff after Hernandez wrote on Facebook 'I'm coming tomorrow morning and I'm going to shoot all of ya bitches,' according to WJLA. Apparently it took investigators days...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - The West Virginia Education Association and American Federation of Teachers leaders say the statewide work stoppage will continue. Schools across West Virginia will be closed on Monday. The AFT-West Virginia, West Virginia Education Association, and the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association released the following statement:

The local sheriff’s office received at least 18 calls about Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz over the past decade — including warnings that were passed on to the disgraced school deputy who failed to stop the massacre, according to a damning new report. Records of calls about Cruz to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office reveal that in February 2016, neighbors called to say they feared he “planned to shoot up the school” after posing for Instagram photos with firearms, USA Today reports. The information was passed on to the sheriff’s on-site officer at Stoneman Douglas High School, Deputy Scot...

Gov. Rick Scott (R) is pushing firearm confiscation orders and stands opposed to the suggestion that teachers should be armed for school safety. CNN reports that Scott is pushing a “Violent Threat Restraining Order,” which are similar to California’s Gun Violence Restraining Orders in that they a designed to secure court orders to confiscate firearms following a family member’s complaint. It is difficult to see how such orders–designed to be triggered by family requests–would have been effective against Nikolas Cruz. After all, the family with which he was staying repeatedly called the police on him in November 2017 but refused...

OnlineHigh.com, OnlineMiddle.com, these are website domain names available right now and they are THE ANSWER to our school safety problems as well almost every other problem we face in our current education efforts.Imagine a combination of online courses and home schooling for middle schoolers or those who are attending high school. Imagine the BEST teachers having online classes produced in such a fashion so as to allow each student to learn at HIS OWN pace. Imagine teachers who are no longer needed in the present system transitioning into privatized home-school tutors for hire. No sitting duck classrooms full of students...

Broward County Made Cops Ignore Crimes Committed By Students To Meet Federal Funding MandatesBroward County participated in hiding and excusing student arrests for years “The school system administrators wanted to "improve their statistics" and gain state and federal grant money for improvements therein.” Institutional welfare. This is the story the public needs to see. Criminals began using students and planned crimes after annual arrest quota were met. It's a sickening read, with sources. Read more

The sheriff’s deputy who failed to engage the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School “believed he did a good job” because he called in the location of the massacre and gave a description of the shooter, a top union official said Thursday. School resource officer Scot Peterson, who resigned in disgrace from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, was “distraught” about shooting that killed 17 people — but believed he did his duty, according to the president of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association. “He believed he did a good job calling in the location, setting up the perimeter and...

In the wake of a Florida school shooting that took the lives of 17 people, the New York State Sheriffs’ Association is calling for armed officers in every school in New York. With more 6,700 public and private schools in the state, the Sheriffs’ Association estimates that the cost would roughly be equal to adding a teacher to each of those schools. The association is calling on the State Legislature to incorporate the cost into the 2018 state budget. “This will be an expensive undertaking, but we owe it to our children, and their parents, to provide a safe place...

Criminal charges will not be filed against a student after allegedly saying a math symbol looked like a gun. On Tuesday afternoon, Allen Parish Sheriff's Office deputies investigated an allegation of terrorist threats at Oberlin High School, according to the department's Facebook page. The investigation revealed that a student was completing a math problem and drew the sign for square root. Deputies say another student made a comment that the symbol looked like a gun and several other students made similar comments. According to investigators, the comment made by the student in question "could" sound like a threat when taken...

... and Objectors Are Getting Steamrolled.[snip]But last Thursday I saw something worse. I went to the sex education committee meeting of the Fairfax County School Board. I have never seen anything as shocking.[snip]This group has come up with over 80 hours of sex education for these poor kids. And some of it is straight-up pornography.[snip]The Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee advises the Fairfax County School Board for the content of the sex education lessons taught to students from kindergarten through 12th grade..This committee has long embraced the rest of the LGBT program. “Oral sex” is introduced to kids as...

Brian Butcher, a history teacher at Ballou High School, sat in the bleachers of the school's brand-new football field last June watching 164 seniors receive diplomas. It was a clear, warm night and he was surrounded by screaming family and friends snapping photos and cheering. It was a triumphant moment for the students: For the first time, every graduate had applied and been accepted to college. The school is located in one of Washington, D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods and has struggled academically for years with a low graduation rate. For months, the school received national media attention, including from NPR, celebrating...

This may not be the best place to start this thread, but then again it might be. We are talking about what kids in school can do to protect themselves. The link is only a suggestion. Add your own.

(CNSNews.com) - The FBI failed to investigate warnings about the Florida school shooter, but never mind that. And the National Rifle Association has no control over school shootings, but never mind that, either. Two newly minted gun control activists from Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are defending the FBI, while demanding that NRA "child murderers" dismantle and disband. And they have declined an invitation to discuss their concerns with President Donald Trump, whom they call "disgusting."

I created this. It illustrates the dozens of systemic failures around the Florida school shooting. But the conclusion for liberals? "LET'S BLAME GUNS!" (This will serve as the basis for a long editorial. Keep your eyes peeled.)

Here’s seven simple steps that can and should be implemented overnight across the country and in similar fashion school shootings would be eliminated. This list is not exhaustive but is a starting point where good-willed people can come together to make a significant difference now. Metal Detectors In Every School Enforce Everything Perform Active Shooter Drills Reinforce Doors, Windows, Buses, Locks Recruit Retired Military & Law Enforcement Arm All Appropriate Personnel Publicize Consequence