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>>> SCHOOLS SHOULD BE A SAFE HAVEN FOR LEARNING.
WE ARE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH
TRAGEDIES INSIDE HALLWAYS AND
INSIDE CLASSROOMS.
INSIDE CLASSROOMS. WITH TIPS ON HELPING KEEP OUR
KIDS SAFE AT SCHOOL IS RHONDA,
THE CEO OF CRIMESTOPPERS OF
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE
IS ALWAYS DANGER AND PERIL
LURKING.
LURKING.
LURKING. DURING THE SUMMER PARENTS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR KIDS
HANGING OUT IN DIFFERENT PLACES
AND GETTING IN TROUBLE.
WE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THEM
FINDING THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE
IN SCHOOL.
IN SCHOOL. >> THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.
THE CONVERSATION HAS CHANGED
WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT
BACK TO SCHOOL.
MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARE GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE NEXT
THREE WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS. IT TAKES ONE SITUATION TO CAUSE
UTTER DISASTER.
UTTER DISASTER. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO TALK TO
OUR KIDS ABOUT.
THE SUICIDAL STUDENT THAT TURNS
HOMICIDAL.
HOMICIDAL. CRIMESTOPPERS HAS BEEN
EMBRACING ALL OF THIS SINCE
1997.
1997.
1997. >>
1997. >> THERE WERE TEN SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS BETWEEN JANUARY AND
MAY.
MAY.
MAY. THE
MAY. THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE LAST
SCHOOL YEAR WE HAD TEN SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS.
SHOOTINGS. THE TEN MOST KNOWN WAS
PARKLAND, FLORIDA AND SANTA FE.
ONE IS TOO MUCH.
CRIMESTOPPERS STUDIED THESE.
WE LOOK AT THE SIGNS.
WHAT WAS GOING ON?
HOW DID IT COME TO BE?
WE OFFER A PROACTIVE SOLUTION.
IT HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. >> OVER THE SUMMER A LOT OF
SCHOOLS WERE FORCED TO LOOK AT
CERTAIN THINGS.
CERTAIN THINGS. ONE OF THE MOST OBVIOUS THINGS
IS VULNERABILITY.
IS VULNERABILITY. MOST SCHOOLS ARE EASY
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. >> THEY WERE OLD BUILDINGS.
THEY WERE BUILT TO HOUSE YOUR
KIDS AS THEY LEARN MATH AND
SCIENCE AND READING.
THEY WERE NOT SET UP FOR
SECURITY MEASURES.
SECURITY MEASURES. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WINDOWS
AND POINTS OF ENTRY.
THERE ARE DOORS THAT DON'T EVEN
LOCK.
LOCK.
LOCK. THERE ARE OUTSIDE CLASSROOMS.
THE GOVERNOR ASKED THE ENTIRE
STATE TO STOP AND LOOK AT THAT.
THERE WAS THE QUESTION OF
PLACING METAL DETECTORS AT
DOORS AND ARMING TEACHERS.
HAVING KIDS SWITCH TO CLEAR
BACKPACKS.
BACKPACKS. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN DO
TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.
>> METAL DETECTORS ARE
EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. >> IT IS HUGELY EXPENSIVE.
IT GIVES YOU A FALSE SENSE OF
SECURITY.
SECURITY.
SECURITY. A METAL DETECTOR AT A SCHOOL --
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL SOLVE
THE PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM. ONE, IT IS EXPENSIVE.
TWO, THERE ARE MANY POINTS OF
ENTRY IN SCHOOLS.
>> WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHAT IS
THE MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR
SOMEONE?
SOMEONE?
SOMEONE? WHAT CAN PARENTS DO?
I AM SHOCKED AND SURPRISED HOW
MANY TIMES YOU GO TO A PARENT
AND SAY DID YOU REALIZE YOUR
CHILD WAS THIS TORMENTED?
AND THEY'LL SAY NO.
>> THEY HAD NO IDEA.
YOU HAVE TO START HAVING
CONVERSATIONS.
CONVERSATIONS. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE.
NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT.
BUT YOU MUST.
FOR THE EVERY DAY FAMILY, YOU
TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT BEING
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, BULLYING,
CYBER BULLYING AND ENGAGING
WITH OTHERS.
WITH OTHERS. AND RECOGNIZING SIGNS IN OTHER
KIDS.
KIDS.
KIDS. POSTS SHOULD BE ALARMING.
>> PARENTS SHOULD BE PAYING
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. WHAT HAPPENS OFTEN TIMES IS
AFTER THE FACT SOMEONE WILL SAY
I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WEIRD
WHEN THEY POSTED THIS OR THAT.
THEY HAVE TO FEEL LIKE THERE IS
A SAFE PLACE TO REPORT THESE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> CRIMESTOPPERS HAS AN EASY
REPORTING PLATFORM.
REPORTING PLATFORM. IT WORKS.
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS. TO-DATE WE HAVE REMOVED 300
WEAPONS FROM SCHOOLS IN HOUSTON
BEFORE THEY CAN BE USED AGAINST
A STUDENT.
A STUDENT. WE HAVE TO DO MORE.
WE ARE GOING INTO SCHOOLS AND
TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH RED
FLAGS.
FLAGS.
FLAGS. WE
FLAGS. WE ARE TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT
WHAT TO DO TO ENGAGE AND
PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE BRINGING THE
CONVERSATIONS OUT.
CONVERSATIONS OUT. >> THE SCHOOL SHOOTING
SITUATION STRIKES THE MOST FEAR
IN EVERY PARENT'S HEART.
WHAT THEY DON'T PAY MORE
ATTENTION TO IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN
ANY DAY, EVERY DAY IN TERMS OF
SOMETHING LIKE DRUGS.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF PROGRAMS
THAT DEAL WITH.
IT IS NOT JUST THE BAD KID.
IT IS THE POPULAR KIDS, AS
WELL, THAT FIND THEMSELVES IN
THAT TRAP.
THAT TRAP. YOU HAVE TO BE HANDS-ON AND
UNDERSTAND THAT THE MINUTE YOU
SAY, OH, NOT MY CHILD, YOU ARE
ALREADY IN TROUBLE.
>> YOU ARE OPENING THE DOOR.
WE TELL PARENTS KNOW THE
CURRENT TRENDS.
CURRENT TRENDS. KIDS ARE USING DRUGS.
THEY ARE TAKING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
AND TURNING THEM INTO DRUGS.
VAPING IS HUGE.
PARENTS NEED TO KNOW.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE
ROLE AND HAVE THE TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS YOU DON'T WANT TO
HAVE.
HAVE.
HAVE. >>
HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
WORK YOU ALL DO.
TO REPORT A TIP TO
CRIMESTOPPERS GIVE THEM A CALL
AT
AT
AT 713-222-TIPS.
713-222-TIPS. YOU CAN REPORT INFORMATION
ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD THEIR MOBILE
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