We're all aware of the tragedy at Virginia Tech. It's a sad, sad story and a terrible ordeal for everyone involved, especially parents and family members of the deceased. Having personally never lost anyone to a violent death, I can't imagine their pain and suffering.
School shootings, and rather just public shootings in general, seem to be widespread and no one can predict which small town or community college will be featured on CNN next. Each time it's just so hard to understand.
Knock on wood, in Tattnall County we have been fortunate. We seem to have a pretty good crop of kids at the schools although there are exceptions I'm sure. Several years ago a Sheriff's deputy was first based at Tattnall County High School and that has continued today. He even carries a taser on him! I'm sure that is a deterrent to would-be criminals but if someone was determined enough, it wouldn't be much of a hindrance. The high school is centrally located for convenience to the county's population but its rural setting could be a problem if an emergency did occur and immediate assistance was needed. It's not really very close to anything except a few onion fields and there's only one main road to get to it. Come to think of it, it seems like a good building for one of those hostage situations in Bruce Willis' Die Hard movies or something. Maybe considering movie scenarios wouldn't be such a bad idea when reviewing emergency plans.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
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I agree. The high school is out in the middle of no where and does lend itself to being vulnerable in the event of an emergency. The most logical place for a school with so many students is in a city where they have access to law enforcement and emergency services. A more safer location would have been in Reidsville, near the hospital and other services. I know that such a senario would make Glennville residents red-faced with anger. I am from Glennville and it wouldn't have bothered me a bit. What's a few more miles anyway? That would have been the most obvious location. But alas, Tattnall County is a divided community and such things are just too political to deal with.
Let's hope and pray that TCHS or any school in Tattnall won't ever have to deal with such a tragedy. It only takes one lunatic who's feelings are hurt in some way. We all need to be vigulant in our day to day activities and be proactive any way we can.
I don't believe it's the location that's the problem. It's the awareness. The student's, the teachers, and parent's all need to be aware of what to look for. And if more people would come forward to identifiy potential subjects for such behavior. The local resources are there to whatch such behavior. With the VT shooter, prople knew that he was instatutionalize for a mental disorder. There were signs, the just weren't taken serious enough to heed caution. The public is so scared to step up. Just like the pathetic excuse of a gang that walks the streets wearing their red shirts and black pants. They're somebodies kids, them parents obviously don't care enough to take control of them. My soulution put a belt to the rear end. Do what ever they got to do to get respect from these little hoodlems.
If anything ever happened around here, I know that the resources will be there to handle the situation. Just because you don't see the law, their out there!
I think Tattnall County High School is in a great location. We're fortunate to have one of the best looking high schools in our area. With a daughter that has been involved in cheerleading these past four years, I've traveled to many different schools. I believe that when a site for the future high school was envisoned, they considered many factors, but most importantly a central location that was easily accessible to all students with lots of room for expansion. You certainly wouldn't find a location either in Reidsville or in Glennville that was large enough to accomodate what was needed. At TCHS, you've got administrators & teachers that honestly care about the students. If parents and students, along with these administrators and teachers, will continue to be hands on and observant to their surroundings, hopefully we'll never know the pain and sorrow of school violence. It's also a plus that there is local law enforcement on campus every day during school hours.
Glennville Middle School is having a serious problem right now with students who belong to a gang calling itself "The Glennville Mafia". Someone needs to put a stop to that foolishness right now before these "wanna be thugs" get to the high school.
What happened to the good old days? When I was in school,back when it was Reidsville High. Most of the boys drove pick-up trucks and they all had gun racks, usually with a gun (or two)in them! Also, most boys carried a pocketknife. No one thought anything of it. That was simply a part of life.No thoughts of violence or mayhem ever occurred. Well, maybe occasionally toward Mrs. Heritage! But that was only a fantasy! No one would have REALLY taken any action.We all knew better. We wouldn't have had to worry about the law. What the principal left, our parents would have taken care of. Most times, the "good old days" weren't that great, but our lost innocentence is. The only gangs were the prisoners out cleaning the roadsides.
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