When I
was looking at for a picture that would show security in schools the number one
thing it pulled up were pictures of Sandy Hook Elementary after the shooting. I
didn’t want to use those because I felt like it was showing what will happen to
more schools if we don’t get our schools the security that they all deserve and
need.
My
picture shows how young children can find it fun and ok to have a police officer
in their school. The police officer is making sure they are safe and that is why
she still has her gun on her even though she is in an elementary school. The children are obviously not scared of her
being there since the one little boy is giving her a high five while smiling. The
girl who is posing for the camera knows she doesn’t have to be on her best behavior
even though there a police officer around. You can tell it is an elementary
school by the artwork and the small handprints on the wall. I also feel that
this could be a lower income school as the walls are just a plain white and
have nothing on the bottom of them. Also the children are wearing regular clothes
and not school uniforms which could be another sign of a lower income school. I
also noticed the doors all the way in the back of the picture, they are the
doors that easily lock in an event of an emergency. Finally I noticed how there
is one teacher in the back of all the students adding extra security to them
making sure that nobody goes off where they shouldn’t be going or nobody grabs
them.
Works cited: google images planet.infowars.com Zero
Tolerance Schools
Security in schools is a huge issue as of events such as Sandy Hook. The image you choose shows a positive image of a police officer in schools. I think it’s important to note however that this is in an elementary school. I think younger children tend to react more favorably to police measures because to them the officers may seem like heroes. What about in a high school; do you think the response would be as positive. In my experience, teenagers try to rebel not only from their parents, but the law as well. I think many students would view a police officer as a negative thing and think that they are perhaps trying to take away their freedom. Not to mention in many of the high schools they have metal detectors as well, to some us this may seem extreme but if students are forced to go through these metal detectors they may find the presence of a police officer to be unnecessary. What are some other possible security measures you think schools could use that may not seem as invasive to teenagers? Do you think that having a police officer in the schools is really beneficial? Just some things to think about, good luck with your topic.
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ReplyDeleteYou found a great picture for your post, and I love the way you went about looking for it and explaining it. I too think that it would tend to make people especially parents more apprehensive to see a picture of Sandy Hook Elementary in an article about school safety, when you used the picture above I feel like it brings the sense of safety back into the schools and allows people to see that. Plus you highlighted a key point in which children are not afraid to have a police officer in their hallways, most embrace it very well. I think you are on your way to developing a great paper and I cannot wait to read the rest. Great Post!
Shayna Peck
I like this picture as a representation of security in schools. Children, young ones especially, are usually shy or intimidated by law enforcement. To have a presence in the school that makes the children comfortable and open could be very beneficial to their thought processes as a more long term solution. As Kathy brought up, the immediate presence of police in a school may be seen as very unwelcome to high school students. Most campuses that I know of have security already. Would the police take the place of just security? I am curious if there has been any research done about how that transition would work in a school of older children. If they start in elementary with a police presence, they would be used to it. How would the transition to it affect the older children. I don't know if they would be resentful, but it depends on what the presence of the officer meant to them. Would rules change? Would the officers assigned be trained to deal with young adults instead of full adults and criminals?
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