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The incident at RJ Reynolds High School must be fake.  Terrez Dawan Weaks ,was charged with possession of drugs with intent to sell, and possession of a weapon on school grounds. I can't believe that this kind of thing could be true with all of the signs up that Reynolds High School is a drug and weapon free school zone. Now that I have got your attention, think about how long this had probably been going on undetected, and next time instead of a knife it could just have easily been a gun. The folks who are against allowing concealed carry on a school campus by people that have met the requirements are only fooling themselves if they think their children are safe at school. I know this is not the first time Mr. Weaks had done this and there is no telling how much is still going on that no one is aware of.  It may be some time before the whole truth is known about the nature of this young man. If he would have gotten the officers gun would he have hurt other students or taken hostages? Who knows.... but if there had been other faculty armed he might have thought twice before he did anything at all.
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HankHill read my blog
May 5, 2008 | 9:33 AM

gadget410 you are right on all points.
There is much going on undetected. The safety of the children in our schools is certainly a comforting thought, but when you actually think about it, the comforting aspect quickly turns into a potential nightmare of possible tragic events.
Let me outline 2 situations, with 2 different principals at Grimsley High School, both have occurred over the past 2 years, and both involve lockdowns of the school facility.
About 2 yrs ago a man with a rifle was rumored to be on or around the school campus. A lock down was attempted, though was a not much of a lockdown being students were left in the grove area outside of the school buildings, while they ate lunch. At some point during all of this a male, dressed in black, was in the media center, that was unknown and unquestioned that just disappeared.
This school year and I think it was the day students returned from spring break, the current principal scheduled a lock down drill. The SRO was not given advance notice to assist in the preparation, planning or given any opportunity to involve the rest of Greensboro Police Dept. with the drill. Teachers and staff were not appropriately notified of the drill either. Would any drill actions, deemed appropriate by the administration, been the correct and safest expected action by law enforcement, being the police were not taking part in the drill? Sad, I thought if in the case of an actually lock down emergency the police would be the ones controlling the scene, campus and facilities.
Let me ask you. Do you disagree with what gadget is sayin

HankHill read my blog
May 5, 2008 | 9:33 AM

Do you still feel warm, fuzzy and comfortable regarding the safety of the children, staff and the SRO’s in our schools?
Let me say thank you to all our SRO’s for everything they do. By what I have seen most of them are not respected for who they are and what the represent. They are certainly under appreciated for all they do.
Start with the School System and demand more.
Famous last words and thoughts, “it can’t and won’t happen here”. Wrong! Bad things can happen here.
Hope for the best, but plan and prepare for the worst should be the order of the day.

gadget410 read my blog view my photos
May 5, 2008 | 3:47 PM

Hank, you are right on target as usual the SRO's are the unsung heroes here. The odds against them in an event like what you brought up would be unsurmountable in most cases, and there would probably be a tragic end.

HankHill read my blog
May 5, 2008 | 4:32 PM

Yep Gadget410. Truly they are just trying to do their job. In times past I have seen some SRO's disrespected by school administration to the point if it had been you or me acting in that manner we would have cuffed and riding downtown. The lack of respect towards these officers is not limited to students. It involves some parents and some school personnel. Some disrespect even comes from within the PD itself. Though, there are a plenty of good people that appreciate them for all they do. The bad apples are surly those that stand out.

Thank you to all the SRO’s who have a tough job protecting our kids.

One thing that would make things easier is to get school systems to back the SRO’s in their efforts. If a child has repeatedly shown that they wish to be trouble makers and are not willing to be a part of the educational process, then kick the child out and when the officer does his part, we as parents and citizens should hold the school system accountable to keep the child out and placed in another learning facility for the safety of all the ones who are in our schools to learn.
The TG system here in Guilford County was to never place a child on long-term suspension. That would not look good, now would it?
Yep sarcastic attitude, but true.

gadget410 read my blog view my photos
May 5, 2008 | 6:44 PM

I like the attitude of some European schools, at about 15 years old if they don't want to learn and make something of themselves because it is a privilege to get an education. Instead they are not required to go to school they are apprenticed into a job usually in a factory or other low paying manual labor job, if they don't like it too bad! The only jobs they will qualify for is the low skill manual labor ones because they lack the education and have demonstrated that they are not a good risk for investing a lot of training in.

caddyboy read my blog view my photos
May 6, 2008 | 8:03 AM

Maybe the drug dealers had a day of silence.

HankHill read my blog
May 6, 2008 | 8:52 AM

I like that too. If a student is continully disruptive then his environment needs to change.
I saw on the news last night where Reynolds is trying to help rising 9th graders with their transition to high school by offering 3 days to them at the beginning of school to find a comfort level.
The school is on the right track, but all high schools need to separate 9th graders from the rest of the school. I like 9th grade academies and believe that would assist in lowering the 9th grade drop out rate.

catamount read my blog
May 6, 2008 | 11:07 AM

As an area SRO, thanks for all the kind words. I am at my 2nd school as an SRO, and I have been lucky to have good support from the administration at both schools. However, I know many of my colleagues haven't.

It's funny that people want to criticize or demean our jobs (from inside the school system, the public as a whole, and unfortunately law enforcement too), but when we have openings as an SRO, we're lucky to have more than one person ask for the transfer. I asked to come to SRO after 8 years as a Detective and it has been very good for my family and me.

In over 20 years as a police officer, I have had better jobs, and I have had worse jobs, but none of them has had the impact on more people (especially the age groups that need it the most) as my current assignment as an SRO.

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I have been in the automobile industry for about 25 years. I am currently an instructor in the automobile technology department at GTCC. I enjoy the outdoors and the study of alternative energy.

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