Searching for a way ahead at Cole Middle School
By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 10:22 pm in OUSD central office, investigations, middle schools, safety, students, teachers, teens.
On Tuesday morning, a 13-year-old boy was apparently playing with a gun he brought to school when it discharged in his first-period classroom.
No one was hurt, but distressed families and other West Oakland community members met at Cole Middle School tonight to offer solutions.
photo of Cole Middle School Principal Ivory Brooks (center) by Kristopher Skinner/Staff
You can find the full story here.
What steps do you think schools should take to keep kids safe? Some students said tonight that they wanted bag checks or metal detectors at Cole. Is that the answer?
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November 20th, 2008 at 1:39 am
It is very distressing to hear that kid brought gun to a class room. Its the responsibility of the school to take proper safety measures. Some include checking, Metal detectors, teach the students the human values.
Emily
November 20th, 2008 at 7:58 am
absolutely. We had the same thing happen back in 85 at Bret Harte. A kid had a gun in his backpack, dropped it and it fired across the yard hitting a kid named Calvin in the side. I still remember that feeling we all had thinking he might die. With all of the school shootings that have happened in the last 10 years, I cant understand why school districts don’t mandate stricter, smarter security measures. For example: Monitored wireless Security Cameras on the Yard and in the Halls and classrooms, security personnel at the entrances and exits, etc…