As opposed to kids -- already panicked -- being lined up and shot "execution-style" as they say.
It's a "compared to what" problem: Allowing students to exercise their rights is not a perfect solution. The question is would it be a better solution than the current imposition of defenselessness.
While I'm beginning to distrust the judgment of anybody under 45, these alleged "kids" are old enough to vote and to serve in the military.
While I am no proponent of rushing kids into adulthood, it is also true that we are enabling a whole bunch of kids to grow up with a sense that somebody else will take care of all the messy stuff. I was struck with the radio sound bites of students saying things like, "We never though this could happen here ..." I was screaming at the radio: It's six years after the 9-11; somebody shot up a mall in Utah a few weeks ago; HOW could you think that you were immune? Denial is not just a river ......
"Let's hope it doesn't happen here" is not a strategy.
