Posted on 02/22/2018 11:07:50 AM PST by doug from upland
Top 10 Benefits of Armed School Security Guards
What is the importance of having armed security around school vicinity? Why should schools employ or deploy armed security guards? Well, below are ten benefits of armed school security guards.
On 20 December 2012, 20-year old Adam Lanza opened fire on 26 people, mostly schoolchildren, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Just before the school massacre, Adam had killed his own mother.
Adam committed suicide after the shooting, which was recorded to be the second deadliest in US history, behind the 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute shootings, which claimed 32 lives. Is this the only case in history, the answer is no. In Nigeria, the dreaded Islamic sect “Boko Haram” have on countless occasions opened fire on students and school staff alike, and even went ahead to set schools ablaze. There have also been cases of cult or gang related wars in colleges and universities which have claimed thousands of lives over the years.
Now following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings and other related issues, there has been a hot debate over whether schools should hire armed security guards or not. So in this article, we will be discussing 10 benefits of armed security guards in schools.
Top 10 Benefits of Armed School Security Guards
1. Reduced incidences of violence If Sandy Hook Elementary School had armed security guards on duty during the December 20 2012 shootings, chances are, the shooting would be averted. Or the casualty figure would be much reduced – at least. The truth is that to disarm an armed individual, you will need another armed individual. So, armed security guards will help disarm and foil the plans of any criminal.
2. Reduced bullying and fighting Aside watching out for criminals or serial killers who may find their way into schools, armed security guards will also help reduce bullying, fighting, and other forms of violence among schoolchildren. During such incidents, the guards will always be available to handle the situation – without wielding firearms, though.
3. Increased vigilance and observation of schoolchildren Armed security guards can help observe schoolchildren keenly. This way, they can take note of the depressed ones or the overly aggressive ones. Most cases of school shootings involve children who, having been depressed for a long time, resorted to vent their anger on others by shooting at them. To prevent this, security guards can watch out for depressed children and report their case to the school authorities for necessary action.
4. More informed parents Armed school security guards, after observing the activities of schoolchildren can provide helpful information to parents. For instance, they can report aggressive or depressed children to their parents so that the parents will take necessary action.
5. Instant help for distressed schoolchildren Sometimes, accidents or falls occur within school premises can be prevented by the security guards. Many such incidents develop into serious health cases because nobody was around to offer instant help to the victim. With armed security guards in schools, schoolchildren will get timely help after falls and accidents and after sustaining injuries through other means.
Top 10 Benefits of Armed School Security Guards 6. Security boost (with assistance by teachers) Armed school security guards will work with teachers to boost security in schools. Sometimes, teachers may be the first to notice a dangerous incident, but they would be too frightened or confused to take action or handle the situation. In such instances, teachers can call on the security guards who would then handle the situation.
7. Guidance for parents and strangers Though this may not be the sole reason why they are hired, armed security guards can help show the way within the school premises to parents, guardians, or other strangers. This way, parents or guardians won’t have to loiter unnecessarily in and around the premises before finding their way or their wards.
8. Security checks on strangers and schoolchildren As a security measure, armed security guards will check strangers before allowing them entrance into the school premises. This is to ensure that strangers are not carrying deadly weapons or having dangerous intents. Similarly, armed security guards will help check the bags of schoolchildren for any dangerous weapons such as guns, knives, and so on. Though this may sound weird, the increased rates of children handling their parents’ weapons have warranted it.
9. Help for schoolchildren With armed school security guards around, students will have them to call on for help during distress situations. For instance, a schoolchild who has been bullied can report to the security guards. Also, if a schoolchild notices a dangerous weapon in another student’s bag, he or she can quickly alert the security guards. Sometimes, schoolchildren are the first to notice dangerous situations, even before their teachers. But having security guards for them to call on in such situations will help check many dangerous incidents.
10. Effective and professional handling of security devices Professional security guards are well trained on how to operate, handle, and respond to security devices such as security alarms, security cameras, and so on. With them on duty, armed security guards will help manage the school’s security devices and make the most from them. Also, they will interpret these devices better and take the necessary actions to ensure safety and security.
In conclusion, if you have been against the call for armed security guards in schools, I hope these ten benefits will be able to convince you on the importance of having armed security guards in schools. And if you run either a crèche or high school, then you should consider seeking the services of armed guards because a stitch in time saves nine.
We have over 100,000 public schools so it would also be an excellent jobs program. :)
Sure. You figure a million armed guards ought to do it?
Ludicrous!
Providing an offense doesn’t necessitate mirroring a prison. It’s simple, change the ‘gun-free’ zone to ‘ccw’ zone and killers who don’t want to play a guessing game will rethink their ‘sitting duck’ desires.
What idiot wants children to live through a daily TSA routine and environment? Think about the optics and psychological effects that would have on a young child.
Sure. You figure a million armed guards ought to do it?
In 2013, the Broward County School Board, in collusion with Eric Holder and the Obama Administration, put in place policies to prevent crimes comitted by minority students in school from being reported to the police!!!
Cruz was considered minority due to his last name. He previously brought bullets in his backpack! He comitted numerous crimes on school grounds, was caught, and never reported to police. They weren’t allowed to!
Please spread it far and wide. Copypasta this post to other school shooting threads. Post on facebook. Email to friends.
“Broward County schools intentionally created polices from 2010 through 2016 that culminated in the 2018 mass school shooting in Parkland. We know this with great specificity because five years ago we warned Broward County Florida school board members this could happen.”
Let local schools and parents decide themselves how they will monitor troubled students, how they will adjudicate them, and how they will protect themselves. Local power, local responsibility.
Its leftists whining “do something!” and top-down solutions which has led to the dysfunction, legalism and frozen-in-amber pathetic bureaucratic apathy that is our public school system.
So far, there has not been a REAL terrorist attack on a school such as the Beslan school siege/massacre. Beslan started on 1 September 2004, lasted three days, involved the illegal imprisonment of over 1,100 people as hostages (including 777 children), and ended with the death of at least 385 people. The shooters in the USA at schools have been, for the most part, students .... not trained, committed terrorists. We’re ‘cruising’ for a real national disaster with the current “gun free zone” mentality and status of schools .... and background checks, banning bump stocks and limiting gun purchases to 21 aren’t going to prevent a real terrorist attack, nor future school shootings by motivated (for whatever reasons) students.
Armed, vigilant security guards, with a hardened environment to access schools & classrooms that can be defended (ability to lock/barricade doors with security devices, cameras in critical spots, etc.) plus drills for active shooter/terrorist attacks should be SOP. The police in general need active shooter/terrorists in a school protocols (some places have them) & they need to drill on them. What just happened was a real clusterF and those in charge of protecting students failed miserably. If I were a parent of a murdered child, I’d be suing at a minimum - Broward was warned about their destructive school discipline policies years ago so they have blood on their hands for sure & the police were complicit. Don’t even get me started on the FBI negligence.
We’ve been “lucky” so far that the school shootings are by rank amateur students. An ISIS sleeper cell or some other terrorist group will cause a heck of a lot more casualties than 17 or 32 (VT).
Chances are an incident won't occur at your school, so this is an opportunity for kids to see cops when they're not shooting, tackling, handcuffing or arresting anyone. Hey, they're just like normal people! They're actually protecting you, like it says on the car door!
Gun free zones are an invitation to terrorists to stage a Beslan type of event.
Arming the teachers would keep our kids out of trouble.
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