Headline September 03, 2018/ '' 'KEEP *STUDENTS* SAFE' ''

'' 'KEEP *STUDENTS* SAFE' ''

IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD - say, Proud Pakistan, the students stay exposed to every conceivable mortal danger :

Terrorist attacks, exposed electrical wires, road crossings, commuting, open and outdoor restaurant food, environmental degradation, polluted drinking water.......... And on and on I can go..........!

The same and even more, tragically, holds good for India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Laos, Philippines, Afghanistan, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Madagascar............ And on and on I can go 

The best we all can do, as student  Zilli, never fails to remind me is : ''Just pray for them!''

THE STUDENTS MOVEMENT that erupted on July 29, following the death of two students in tragic road accident in Dhaka spread rapidly to almost to all the major cities of Bangladesh.

Thousands of outraged school and university students laid siege to the streets of Dhaka for a week. Within days its verve and militancy shook the regime of Prime Minister Hasina Wajid's Awami League.

This movement yet again demonstrates that the molecular processes gyrating in the womb of society and the seething socioeconomic contradictions can abruptly erupt into a volcanic destruction...............

The Students can be destroyed, anywhere, the world over, bit I assure you all : ''They can never be defeated.''

FORTIFIED by fences and patrolled by more armed personnel, schools in the United States will open their doors to the students for the start of the new year with a heightened focus on security intended to ease fears about deadly campus shootings.

The massacre in Parkland, Fla, in February when a gunman killed 17 people in high school in one of the most lethal shootings in American history, unnerved school administrators across the country,  who devoted the summer to reinforcing buildings and hiring security.

Six months after the rampage of Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, public schools have embraced expensive and sometimes controversial safety measures.

In Florida, armed guards will be posted on almost every campus. In Indiana, some schools will be getting handheld metal detectors. In western New York State, some schools plan to upgrade their surveillance camera systems to include facial recognition.

''If we can find the resources, and if our taxpayers are willing to support us, then we will do everything in our power to try to create a sense of normalcy and ease,'' said Donald E. Fennoy II, super-intendent of schools in Palm Beach County, Fla, just north of Parkland.

Palm Beach County is nearly doubling its  school police force and is asking voters to support a  property-tax to help pay for it. But, Mr. Fennoy added, ''we know that schools are still the safest places for the majority of our kids.''

The wave of efforts marks the latest escalation of security enhancements prompted by horrifying and and highly publicized school attacks. After the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, administrators began routinely practicing lockdown drills and hiring police officers.

After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, districts installed more buzzer systems and limited points of entry on campuses.

Schools opened with metal detectors some three weeks ago in Marshall County, Ky., where two students were killed at a school shooting in January. New York City has considered  expanding the use of metal detectors, though some students worry they disproportionately target schools with students of color.

No policy has caused more debate than allowing teachers to carry weapons, a proposal pushed for years by the National Rifle Association and supported by President Trump in February.

Proponents filed a flurry of bills in state legislatures to enact such programs this year, but only Florida adopted legislation to allow schools to arm and train ''guardians'' on campus - school employees who are not full time teachers.

At least 10 states allow districts to arm teachers and other staff members. One of the states is Texas, where shooting at Santa Fe High School in May left 10 people dead. Governor A Greg Abbott responded by proposing more spending on police officers and armed guards on campus and -

The Santa Fe school district accepted donations of metal detectors, protective vests and other police equipment ahead of the new school year.

In rural southwestern Virginia, the Lee County school district is now allowing teachers and staff members who already hold  concealed weapon permits to opt for more training to carry guns on campus - the first district in the state to do so.

Brian T. Austin, the superintendent called the policy a fiscal decision. The district cannot afford to hire police officers for all its 11 schools and still pay for new roofs and other repairs.

The Honor and Serving of this latest Global Operational Research on Students, Safety and Living continues. The World Students Society thanks author and researcher Pataricia Mzzei.

With respectful dedication to the Leaders, Grandparents, Parents, Students, Professors and Teachers of the world. See Ya all ''register'' on.....www.wssciw.blogspot.com and Twitter - !E-WOW! - the Ecosystem 2011:

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