FREE ESSAY ON SCHOOL VIOLENCE

SCHOOL VIOLENCE

Remember the Jonesboro, Arkansas incident? How about Columbine? Or maybe the most recent
in Mt. Morris Township Michigan where a six year old girl was killed in her classroom.
Should there be metal detectors in school? I believe so, a lot of people think not. I'll
debate their reasons with my own reasoning.
Three reasons people argue against the need for metal detectors in schools are:: 
1. It is an invasion of their privacy.
2. The cost is too great.
3. The procedure of going through metal detectors is too time consuming.
First, some people say that metal detectors invade their privacy. I'm sorry, but honestly
what is so private? All they do is make sure no one has weapons, their not interested in
your personal life. Also if something is so important you have to hide it, it should not
be in school. 
Second, some feel it is too costly, or it takes lots of money out of the schools budget.
Well, I feel you can't put a price on someone's life. The people of Columbine never
thought that a massacre could happen at their school, but it did and it COST them fifteen
lives that could have been saved. In retrospect, I'm sure they would have preferred to
live with the stigma of having metal detectors in their school if they could have back
those fifteen lost lives.
Finally, there is the issue of "wasting" too much time. If the worse were to happen you
wouldn't have to worry about wasting time, there would be no time left. If you need that
extra time to save just one life, in my opinion, it was well worth the time it took. 
In conclusion, if you feel just one life isn't important enough for metal detectors don't
bother. Although, if I was a principal no matter what the cost or the reputation I
received, I would want my students to feel safe and secure in their school. Schools
should be considered a safe zone, and if we don't feel safe in our schools why are we
sending our children there?