Would metal detectors make our children safer?
One of the earliest issues that came up on Wednesday when the Sun Sentinel began covering the shooting death of a student at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale was whether the school had metal detectors.
As it turned out, the school uses hand held metal detectors on occasion, but it's not as if every student has to go through a metal detector to get onto the campus.
This raises a number of campus safety issues, some of which are explored by our colleague Kathy Bushouse in this article (Click Here).
One Dillard High parent said this morning that metal detectors may be an inconvenience, but they're also necessary to help guarantee safety.
"You need metal detectors," said Marion Stevens, whose son, David, is a junior at Dillard. "They have them everywhere.They have them in the courthouse."
Not to mention airports.
Is Stevens right? Are metal detectors worth the cost and inconvenience? Local columnist Mike Mayo thinks not. If the charges against Teah Wimberly (pictured left) are true, would a metal detector have stopped her from bringing a gun on campus to shoot Amanda Collette (right)?
Do you think your child's school needs a metal detector? What lengths should we go to in order to ensure safety in school?
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