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That's why I would prefer "school resource officers" over armed security. They are actual police officers. From what I learned when I ran an Youth Outreach Program years ago working with kids, schools and local police, they received special training because of the unique circumstances a school presents.

The ones I knew actually thought of all of the students as "their kids" and would have done whatever they had toin order to protect them and they had body armor as well.
There were police officers on site during the Parkland shooting and they never went in to stop the carnage.
 

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I'm really just not going down the road of who is or isn't lying. I think Deshaun could have handled it better all the way down but I also think the NFL has had waaaaaaay more than enough time to decide something.
That’s a fair demand. The NFL needs to shit or get off the pot on this one.
 

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Cleveland fans really trying to peddle this BS.....if he was on another team they'd be roasting him.

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There were police officers on site during the Parkland shooting and they never went in to stop the carnage.
You worry at all about going to work?

Think @The Q is also a teacher or maybe it's another Boston fan I am confusing him with.
 

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That’s a fair demand. The NFL needs to shit or get off the pot on this didn't.
Yep.

If they suspended him for the year we know now and it's a different pitch to Baker or not.


Make a decision man. Hold the shit over his head for over a year is retarded

Same thing with Bauer and the MLB. We all had the info for months and months. Make a fucking decision.
 

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Where is their proof then? Seems one of the women would have some type of proof. Yet they don't. When money is involved, i don't believe any of those woman and either did 2 grand juries tbh
And that’s why most victims don’t come forward. Most of the time, it doesn’t even result in charges. And what do they get if they do come forward? They get to be drug through a trial where they relive the sexual assault and they get to deal with the cookie cutter defense for r*pe and sexual assault…she’s a lying whore, putting her whole life and her habits and behaviors on trial. Got drunk and went home with a guy a few times in college? Oh, well clearly she’s a lying whore. There is rarely physical evidence outside of a r*pe kit. Unless the r*pe kit reveals signs of violence it goes nowhere. The presence of semen can be explained away with the claim it was consensual.
 

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You worry at all about going to work?

Think @The Q is also a teacher or maybe it's another Boston fan I am confusing him with.
GMan is also a teacher. Not sure about the Q. When I was younger, the thought crossed my mind more. 3 years ago we had a lock down and our kids stepped up and averted a tragedy. A freshmen was talking shit on social media and told 2 or 3 kids not to go to school. They stepped up and told their parents who contacted the school. During 2nd period we went into lock down. Cops came and searched his locker while he was in class and they found the kid’s father’s handgun. He was arrested on the spot and quite honestly, I’ve never heard about the kid again. Who knows where he is now.

But today, I just do what I can in terms of talking to students about the importance of our safety protocols. Don’t open doors for people. Don’t leave access doors propped open for convenience. Always have your ID and lanyard which serves as a swipe card for access to locked access doors. I told my wife 15 years ago that if shit goes down I’m not coming home. I’m going to rush the shooter. I refuse to be helpless. I figure that it’s my time and I’ll die but this son of a bitch (yes you know he’ll be male) will have to kill me to get to any one of my kids.
 

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GMan is also a teacher. Not sure about the Q. When I was younger, the thought crossed my mind more. 3 years ago we had a lock down and our kids stepped up and averted a tragedy. A freshmen was talking shit on social media and told 2 or 3 kids not to go to school. They stepped up and told their parents who contacted the school. During 2nd period we went into lock down. Cops came and searched his locker while he was in class and they found the kid’s father’s handgun. He was arrested on the spot and quite honestly, I’ve never heard about the kid again. Who knows where he is now.

But today, I just do what I can in terms of talking to students about the importance of our safety protocols. Don’t open doors for people. Don’t leave access doors propped open for convenience. Always have your ID and lanyard which serves as a swipe card for access to locked access doors. I told my wife 15 years ago that if shit goes down I’m not coming home. I’m going to rush the shooter. I refuse to be helpless. I figure that it’s my time and I’ll die but this son of a bitch (yes you know he’ll be male) will have to kill me to get to any one of my kids.
That's who it was, the G-Man. Sorry for confusing you 2 guys....LOL.

I wouldn't want to be a teacher, man. It's crazy nowadays.
 

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those cops are the biggest cowards on the face of the earth. Man if i was one of those parents i would be livid.

Wow. That’s Parkland Part 2.
 

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That's who it was, the G-Man. Sorry for confusing you 2 guys....LOL.

I wouldn't want to be a teacher, man. It's crazy nowadays.
Greatest job in the world. It’s been very good to me and hella rewarding. You can’t live your life in fear.

I’m teaching the Tragedy of Julius Caesar right now so this one is on the tip of my tongue:

“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.”
 

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I get that. Obviously the explanation given is something they shouldn’t have said.

But what were they supposed to do?

Charging in guns blazing wasn’t an option. Headlines would be even worse if police fire hit a kid.

100% of the blame needs to be placed where it belongs. On the shooter.

Responders were truly in a no win situation.
It was ended by a brave member of a border patrol unit who arrived and went in without back up. He threw away the whole “no win” situation shit and likely reduced the number of deaths with his bravery.
 

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Greatest job in the world. It’s been very good to me and hella rewarding. You can’t live your life in fear.

I’m teaching the Tragedy of Julius Caesar right now so this one is on the tip of my tongue:

“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.”
Okay, it just seems to have turned into a very high risk job now.
 

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Okay, it just seems to have turned into a very high risk job now.
That’s because of the innate trauma of these events. I talked to the students about it yesterday. I come head on with the kids about things happening in our world. I told them that it’s ok to not be ok, that the trauma of these events extend to every family in America that has a child in school or are themselves a student in school because the whole “what if” and “can it happen here” stuff enters the head. I gave the students those action steps I talked about before and also told them that they play an important role. We teachers and administrators aren’t likely to hear the rumors they hear or see the social media posts that they see. They need to know that if something feels off or out of joint that they need to trust that instinct and have the courage to come forward for the safety of all. But outside of that, they have goals to accomplish and things to enjoy. They can’t let fears of what if creep in and impact them.
 

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You worry at all about going to work?

Think @The Q is also a teacher or maybe it's another Boston fan I am confusing him with.

I’m not. But I do work in education. Just not on the student side
 

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I’m not. But I do work in education. Just not on the student side
What do you do if you don’t mind me asking? I don’t think we’ve ever had that conversation before. If I’m prying and you don’t feel comfortable, I apologize in advance for asking.
 

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There were police officers on site during the Parkland shooting and they never went in to stop the carnage.

They were on site after a pursuit and the suspect had barricaded himself. There were no officers already at the school when the suspect ran into the school. If there were officers already at the school, they would have been notified of what was happening, told school personnel to lock things down and been prepared and waiting for the suspect when he arrived at the school.
 

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They were on site after a pursuit and the suspect had barricaded himself. There were no officers already at the school when the suspect ran into the school. If there were officers already at the school, they would have been notified of what was happening, told school personnel to lock things down and been prepared and waiting for the suspect when he arrived at the school.
Not sure if the security on site at the school was armed or not but the shooter killed that guy before entering.
 

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Now, I remember saying something about education, just not a teacher.
I think Gman is a teacher though…
 
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