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Friday, March 6, 2009
Lockdown at Cherokee schools
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two teenagers were arrested and three Cherokee County schools were on lockdown Thursday following a series of events that started with a tip from parents.
Police ultimately found a revolver in a ceiling tile in a restroom at Woodstock High and other weapons at a student’s home. Police are still figuring out what the teenagers planned to do with the guns.
As the story was updated on ajc.com readers’ comments focused on a few areas. Some took issue with how easy it was for the boys to get the guns. Others wondered where the parents were.
But many questioned how school officials could have allowed this happen. They assumed that the boys were bullied or had disciplinary problems. Others blamed the incident on the school —- with about 2,300 students — being too big.
Parents and others often raise these issues when something goes wrong on high school campuses. Are these the right complaints?
In these situations, can you really blame the school?
