The last place we ever though we would need to put metal detectors. But in this day and age, it would be remiss if you didn?t expect them to be there. Kids? bringing guns and knives to school is something beyond the thought of rationale. Back in the 50?s there were never any problems like this and even in the 80?s you never heard of a school shooting until Columbine.
If we had metal detectors in the schools then we could have protected the students from the two gunmen at Columbine. Unfortunately it takes one incident to make something like this mandatory. Metal detectors can save peoples lives.
Almost every school in the United States has a metal detector. Even a small pocketknife can be picked up. Metal detectors are made for both fun and for purposes like this one. They are only as good as they are being used. If the people who monitor these machines don?t stop to fully explore the reason why they went off in the first place, then they aren?t going to work.
There have been times when you are standing in line at the airport and people are complaining that the line isn?t moving fast enough, well that happens in the schools too. Teachers mostly man these machines as students pass through each day and some of them may think that one?s good student so let them pass but the truth is you never know what is going through someone?s mind. Checking everyone is the only way to ensure the metal detectors are a success
