Not so fast!
The Newton School Board is asking the taxpayers to pay more.
Besides, this is like closing the barn door after the horses have fled. The school board members should be publicly apologizing, then resigning.
February 3, 2013
On a December day last year, a disturbed 20-year-old murdered his mother. He then drove to an elementary school where he killed 20 young children and six adults, reportedly using several firearms.
Something has to be done to stop this sort of massacre from happening again. If that is possible.
Or, according to some, something has to be done whether such prevention is possible or not.
So immediately politicians who had long supported gun control laws argued that the Newtown atrocity proved the need for those...
In a free society, in which all schools would be privately owned, parents and school administrators would determine what the correct mode and level of defense should be. Most likely, they would opt for certifying teachers and administrators in armed defensive techniques, as the Israelis have done. Such an approach is low-cost and very effective.
But in a free society, there would be no need for public debate and a one-size-fits-all approach to the issue.
Armed Guards at each School is Natural-Response For School Safety, Even if it Requires More-Money!
What Would You Do?...............................................NOTHING?.................................