12-02-2016, 02:00 PM
13 & 20
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All good suggestions. One thing I think a lot of parents forget is that when you're young (and typically broke) you have to do stuff for yourself. Fix your own plumbing because you can't pay $80 an hour labor to get a hairball out of the drain, or change your own oil because you don't have $45 for someone to turn a bolt.
I've advocated for some kind of introductions to guns in the past. It usually doesn't go over well, but I think basic gun safety is important for kids to learn.
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I grew up about 20 miles from the Heath High School shooting back in the 90s, and went to a neighboring district. I've interviewed some of the survivors, and I've talked to schools and law enforcement who both agree that one of the best ways to prevent school shootings is to have an actual police officer with training in the building. Personally, I agree.
The problem is — like anything else — funding. Even for a low paid officer you're talking $65k+ (by the time you factor in insurance, salary, benefits, etc) as a cost to the district. If you've got just eight schools in your district, that's over half a million dollars each year for the district. There used to be federal grants for school resource officers to offset those costs, ranging from covering the cost to 50/50. But they don't have as many of those dollars as they used to (or at least they don't dole them out like they used to). Heath's district, if I remember right, now has three full-time officers, all paid for locally, but they have to cover 11 different sites.
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Quote:Finance (balancing checkbook/savings etc)
Basic Cooking (learn how to make more than roman noodles)
Other possibilities: Auto Basic Maintenance, Introduction to Guns? Any other suggestions?
All good suggestions. One thing I think a lot of parents forget is that when you're young (and typically broke) you have to do stuff for yourself. Fix your own plumbing because you can't pay $80 an hour labor to get a hairball out of the drain, or change your own oil because you don't have $45 for someone to turn a bolt.
I've advocated for some kind of introductions to guns in the past. It usually doesn't go over well, but I think basic gun safety is important for kids to learn.
20 —
Quote:Xxlt thinks cops should be on the outside patrolling rather than on the inside. Once in High School they can still monitor before and after school, but during school maybe teach kids about guns and gun safety? Thoughts?
I grew up about 20 miles from the Heath High School shooting back in the 90s, and went to a neighboring district. I've interviewed some of the survivors, and I've talked to schools and law enforcement who both agree that one of the best ways to prevent school shootings is to have an actual police officer with training in the building. Personally, I agree.
The problem is — like anything else — funding. Even for a low paid officer you're talking $65k+ (by the time you factor in insurance, salary, benefits, etc) as a cost to the district. If you've got just eight schools in your district, that's over half a million dollars each year for the district. There used to be federal grants for school resource officers to offset those costs, ranging from covering the cost to 50/50. But they don't have as many of those dollars as they used to (or at least they don't dole them out like they used to). Heath's district, if I remember right, now has three full-time officers, all paid for locally, but they have to cover 11 different sites.
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