Analysis Of The Sanctuary Of School By Lynda Barry

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In her article, “The Sanctuary of School,” Lynda Barry compares her primary school to a sanctuary—a “secure, warm, and stable world” (Barry 86). When schools are no longer safe, what happens to those children who attend them? Recently, rampage school shootings are becoming more frequently in the U.S., which has arisen public attention over school security. In the meantime, a controversial issue has been whether schools should have armed security guards. Some argue that armed security staff will not effectively prevent gunfire in school from occurring, while others argue that armed guards on site will significantly reduce the risk of school shootings. In an effort to mitigate the risk of school shooting, schools ought to enhance its security …show more content…

Based on Reason-Rupe Poll conducted in Dec. 2013, among 1,011 interviewees, who are being asked about which provided measures might have averted the Sandy Hook shooting, top three options are better mental health (27%), better parenting (22%), and employing armed school officials on site (20%). Because prospective culprit who would commit school shooting cannot be easily recognized, better mental treatment and parenting for possible wrongdoers seem to be unfeasible in an effort to avoid such crime. The poll reflects that putting armed guards in schools is acceptable and functional, as compared to the other factors, in dealing with gun violence in schools. Moreover, the Daily Caller, a news agency, quotes from Robert Curran Sr., chief information officer for IT, “They’ll [armed guards] be able to respond immediately to armed threats and be a deterrent to anyone planning an attack, [...]” (Campbell) In other words, Curran believes that the presence of armed guards in schools serves as a firewall to lower the risk of gun violence. Curran is surely right about the advantage of patrol officers on campus, because the critical time that armed security staff can save is critical to the lives of those endangered children and adults in a shooting

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