Fundamental Change

Good morning and welcome to Monday Blogs. All month, we’re focusing on teens and the trials they face as they move toward being adults. Today, it’s all about school violence and exactly what everyone can do to curtail school violence.

One thing I’ve not seen discussed much is fundamental change to the lives of everyone involved with these school violence situations. Oh, we’ve all heard the statements, “Arm the teachers.” That won’t work if the teachers aren’t willing to carry a weapon on campus, and there are very good reasons why they don’t want to have a gun with them in school. There are far too many opportunities for students to get their hands on one and we will have another “Breaking News” situation.
Some individuals have cried out that schools need more cops on campus. Good idea, but as most people have noticed, the police don’t have many officers to spare for this duty. Oftentimes, the resource officer is assigned to more than one school and will only see students in XYZ High School maybe once a week. When this program was started—called the Cop on Campus in my day—an officer was only assigned to the high school. They were out in the halls, sticking their head into classrooms, and mingling during breaks. Yes, those officers were present all the time and miscreants were fast hustled in front of the principal before being consigned to in-school suspension or being booted out of the school for a certain period of time. Today, with financial resources so tight in many communities, these officers have to cover more than one school.
There are cries to hire veterans. Not a bad idea but many veterans are gainfully employed in a post military job they spent what little spare time they had preparing for. Those unemployed usually have issues that would make them unfit for working in a tense environment such as a school. Not that they’d turn down the job if asked, but it might prove to be too much for them, especially if there was no one to back them up in a bad situation. Yet others are demanding schools hire private security firms to protect their little darlings. Checked into the price of that lately? Believe me, you’ll know how much it costs when your property taxes skyrocket, and they will.
There is no perfect solution to this problem. Yes, I will constantly emphasize this, because it’s true. Every school in this country has different needs. Rural schools are far different from urban schools. The needs vary. The biggest way to prevent most of these problems is to be an aware parent and don’t always believe your child is the perfect angel.


About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.                  A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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