[Winona Online Democracy]
A greater emphasis should be placed on forcing a justification for
every action that is taken in the name of security. Currently, due to
one or two 'incidents,' administrators have used this as an excuse to go
out on a crusade of paranoia. After all, it would be very bad for a
white kid to die. (Something needs to be done; suburban white kids are
dying, as the Onion reports.) (That is referencing the fact that acts of
violence happen to minorities continually but little is focused on it.)
As the current structure is established, the administrative right to
violate your privacy is the first priority then your right to 'privacy.'
Although this is as good as having a safe with the door open or the
combination sitting right next to the safe.
The real questions should be:
1.) 'What is being done to preserve a student's rights and dignity?'
2.) 'Why do school districts regard violence at such a high level that
they find it necessary to violate students civil rights when the
probability of such an incident happening in their district is
astronomically low?'
3.) 'Why is it necessary to start profiling students into specific
categories to evaluate their threat status when the last couple of
shootings have clearly shown that shooters come from all backgrounds.'
(Look into some of the ones that make the news, everyone who grabs a gun
and re-enacts doom on their work place is not what you would like to
believe.)
David Dittmann
On Thursday, April 26, 2001, at 10:43 , andrew thompson wrote:
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> The truth is that the "gun violence in schools" issue is more of a
> sensational media invention than an actual problem. Obviously, one
> incident of violence anywhere is too many, but the threat of weapons
> being brought into a school and used is very low. In fact, a student
> has a much greater chance of being killed in his or her home than at
> school. The rate of violent crime among juveniles, and particularly
> the rate of violent crime in schools, have been dropping sharply for
> the last several years. The "school-related homicide" rate is at its
> lowest in a decade. There is really isn't much that needs to be done
> to keep weapons out of Winona schools.
>
>> From: "Sarah And Karen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: [Winona] Weapons in school
>> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:43:53 -0500
>>
>> [Winona Online Democracy]
>>
>> How are winona schools handling the gun violence issue? Are there any
>> programs or projects keeping harmful weapons out of our schools? If
>> anyone
>> could touch base in this with us it would be great :)
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