Reply #13: The police presence might be the norm [View All]

[noamnety]

I did a presentation at a Detroit school Board meeting a few years back and we had to go through metal detectors then, and police were lining the perimeter of the auditorium.

I think the metal detectors and police are standard in a number of Detroit schools. I found it interesting that the author described it as an "air of intimidation." And I would agree - I found it intimidating, and came back to my school telling tales about it. If it's intimidating for adults to be in that atmosphere, how much more intimidating is it for our children to be in that atmosphere?

More importantly, what are the long-term psychological effects on the children in Detroit who aren't just there for a board meeting, but are being raised in an authoritarian intimidating atmosphere 5 days a week?