Its good that the St. Louis Cnty P.D. are taking the lead and opening a dialogue about the very serious issue of school building security. I anxiously await a report on their proposed solutions to the very real threat. Its got to include some new thinking or its never going to work. When people start talking along political lines, conservative/liberal, it’s a non-starter. We can’t mix up the very emotional gun control issues with our responsibility to the safety of our citizens, especially our women and children.

Gun control is never going to work. When the focus of the discussion on safety for our citizens goes down that road, everything stops and criminals prevail over the honest person. We can’t afford to stop. People will be killed while we sit on our hands and debate worn out, party line issues.

Obvious components of a new security policy at our schools; Steel entry doors with auto locking mechanisms that are remotely triggered. Trained and armed faculty members, with Tasers or Firearms. Retired or off duty, armed police officers at key entry points, either paid or volunteer. Anything is better than what we have now. 1 resource officer in an office at a school isn’t enough.