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Gun raffle for graduation party has many fired up online
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March 22, 2018
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March 22, 2018 8:50 PM EDT
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PORTLAND, Maine — A group of parents raffling off a gun to support a Maine high school graduation celebration is receiving backlash online.
WGME-TV reports the group is raffling off a 9mm handgun that a parent donated to raise money for Project Graduation at Hodgdon High School. Sporting goods store owner and parent Michelle Crane promoted the raffle on her Facebook page last month.
Crane says all laws apply in the raffle and that the winner must pass a background check. She says the group has raffled off guns before.
Some Facebook users say the raffle is insensitive to the families of students killed in recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland.
Principal Mary Harbison says she doesn’t supervise Project Graduation so she won’t weigh in on the issue.
Project Graduation fundraiser sparks controversy online | WGME
Gun raffle for graduation party has many fired up online | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
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Published:
March 22, 2018
Updated:
March 22, 2018 8:50 PM EDT
(Facebook)
PORTLAND, Maine — A group of parents raffling off a gun to support a Maine high school graduation celebration is receiving backlash online.
WGME-TV reports the group is raffling off a 9mm handgun that a parent donated to raise money for Project Graduation at Hodgdon High School. Sporting goods store owner and parent Michelle Crane promoted the raffle on her Facebook page last month.
Crane says all laws apply in the raffle and that the winner must pass a background check. She says the group has raffled off guns before.
Some Facebook users say the raffle is insensitive to the families of students killed in recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland.
Principal Mary Harbison says she doesn’t supervise Project Graduation so she won’t weigh in on the issue.
Project Graduation fundraiser sparks controversy online | WGME
Gun raffle for graduation party has many fired up online | Toronto Sun
SCHOOL OF ROCKS: District arms teachers with buckets of rocks in case of school shooter
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Published:
March 23, 2018
Updated:
March 23, 2018 9:28 PM EDT
A rural school district in Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a last resort should an armed intruder burst in, the superintendent said Friday.
Every classroom in the district about 90 miles (145 kilometres) northwest of Philadelphia has a 5-gallon bucket of river stones, said Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel.
“We always strive to find new ways to keep our students safe,” Helsel told The Associated Press in a telephone interview, adding that the rocks are one small part of the district’s overall security plan.
Throwing rocks is more effective than just crawling under desks and waiting, and it gives students and teachers a chance to defend themselves, he said. The district has about 2,700 students at three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.
Staff and students in the Blue Mountain district have been trained in a program called “ALICE” which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate. Helsel said the rocks are part of the “counter” portion of training, fighting back if the intruder makes his way into the classroom.
The buckets are kept in classroom closets.
Kenneth Trump, president of the Cleveland-based National School Safety and Security Services, a K-12 security consulting firm, calls the idea illogical and irrational and said it could possibly cost lives.
He said the efforts fill an emotional security need, but don’t actually enhance security.
One high school senior said he supports the plan, adding that throwing rocks is better than throwing books or pencils.
Parents also have been supportive of the measure, which was implemented in the fall.
“At this point, we have to get creative, we have to protect our kids first and foremost,” parent Dori Bornstein told WNEP-TV. “Throwing rocks, it’s an option.”
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SCHOOL OF ROCKS: District arms teachers with buckets of rocks in case of school shooter | Toronto Sun
Associated Press
More from Associated Press
Published:
March 23, 2018
Updated:
March 23, 2018 9:28 PM EDT
A rural school district in Pennsylvania is arming teachers and students with buckets of rocks as a last resort should an armed intruder burst in, the superintendent said Friday.
Every classroom in the district about 90 miles (145 kilometres) northwest of Philadelphia has a 5-gallon bucket of river stones, said Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David Helsel.
“We always strive to find new ways to keep our students safe,” Helsel told The Associated Press in a telephone interview, adding that the rocks are one small part of the district’s overall security plan.
Throwing rocks is more effective than just crawling under desks and waiting, and it gives students and teachers a chance to defend themselves, he said. The district has about 2,700 students at three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school.
Staff and students in the Blue Mountain district have been trained in a program called “ALICE” which stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate. Helsel said the rocks are part of the “counter” portion of training, fighting back if the intruder makes his way into the classroom.
The buckets are kept in classroom closets.
Kenneth Trump, president of the Cleveland-based National School Safety and Security Services, a K-12 security consulting firm, calls the idea illogical and irrational and said it could possibly cost lives.
He said the efforts fill an emotional security need, but don’t actually enhance security.
One high school senior said he supports the plan, adding that throwing rocks is better than throwing books or pencils.
Parents also have been supportive of the measure, which was implemented in the fall.
“At this point, we have to get creative, we have to protect our kids first and foremost,” parent Dori Bornstein told WNEP-TV. “Throwing rocks, it’s an option.”
How extremely rare school shootings make us hysterical
YouTube pulls trigger on gun video restrictions
http://cdn2.trb.tv/iframe.html?ec=R...e9d76ffcfa&pcode=Q0cHE6BNOpNB2rvaf5AbBfsTJl0h
SCHOOL OF ROCKS: District arms teachers with buckets of rocks in case of school shooter | Toronto Sun
Its hard to be blithe about gun control when you are the one hiding under your desk.
That post is plain f**king mean and besides it's just your opinion. Are you trying to be like Putz?
lol You and I kow that any gun law to be effective it needs to be enforced, Now the Parkland shooter had turned 18, just, had been in and out of mental institutons several times times, had been reported to police and FBI to be a danger. He still managed to shoot and kill 17 peple . Then he managed to leave his gun behind and walk out past the ,supposedly trained deputies. They only picked him up and hour later when the students told authorities who did the shooting.
So you try to point out all the laws you like but if the law does not work the schools, religious, any place where people gather will be continue to be targets for anyone with a grudge. So continue to argue with me and anyone who wants to be free from harm while going about their daily lives, BUT THIS TIME the students and their families who want the change will vote for those who they feel will enact it.
I pointed out the laws to show you that your understanding of them was wrong. Don't try to turn it around.
There are sufficient laws in place. If they are not enforced, making more will not help. It's just a nonsensical dose of feel good, as is the children's march. The children will chase after the next big thing shortly.
i just gave a thumbs up for the stupidest reply you could think of. THIS time the protests are not going away.
i watched a young student questioning a politician a couple of days ago about how much he took from the NRA for his campaign. that politician tried to deflect the question in every manner he could but that young man would not let go. There was nothing wrong with my understanding of the laws here after all i have spent 5 plus months here since 1989.
Up until a few tears ago, new years eve was deadly here. Firing weapons into the air was the thing to do here.
After a few nasty accidents, that got a bit more attention. i.e. one chiid killed it's crib and a woman who was unfortunate enough to go blind when a spent bullet took out both corneas and part of her nose. So I do understand the laws here and how they have failled. I DO KNOW OF WHAT I SPEAK. So suck it up.
Yup so guess who will not get elected1 Sheer.
i watched a young student questioning a politician a couple of days ago about how much he took from the NRA for his campaign. that politician tried to deflect the question in every manner he could but that young man would not let go. There was nothing wrong with my understanding of the laws here after all i have spent 5 plus months here since 1989.
Up until a few tears ago, new years eve was deadly here. Firing weapons into the air was the thing to do here.
After a few nasty accidents, that got a bit more attention. i.e. one chiid killed it's crib and a woman who was unfortunate enough to go blind when a spent bullet took out both corneas and part of her nose. So I do understand the laws here and how they have failled. I DO KNOW OF WHAT I SPEAK. So suck it up.
Yup so guess who will not get elected1 Sheer.