They have told us we can not settle for the easy solutions of more guns, more police and
more metal detectors in our schools.
She said she'd like to
see more metal detectors at schools, more police, and improved mental health care before any discussion of gun restrictions.
The committee also will hear testimony Monday morning about bullying from the New York Civil Liberties Union, which is expected to argue against
putting more metal detectors and police officers in city schools.
FES in particular has not said whether it
supports more metal detectors in schools or other measures, although civil liberties groups say FES's campaign undermines the ultimate goal of removing scanners from some schools.
For decades, whenever parents and school leaders learned about violence in schools, our schools and government responded with knee - jerk reactions: requests
for more metal detectors, more police presence, more suspensions and treatment of students as threats.