Robert Faygo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:28 am
.... At the time this was all going down inside Oxford HS, foreseeing this kid doing what he did was clearly not something they saw as an imminent threat. It didn't sound like he'd had any documented previous violent outburts at school. They were properly alarmed by what they saw in that drawing -- and had begun the process of taking action by bringing his parents in and recommending he get help ...
Earlier in this thread I talked about a young man that was expelled for just saying he was going to bring a knife to school. The parents were not called in before it was decided by the district the kid is done for the year. This was family so I know that's exactly what happened.
I would like to see those who are willing to reach out to officials in your own district. Ask them if they had been Ethan's counselor, would of called the parents and said:
"Come get their kid, he's outta here. Its not up for discussion".
The Oxford School District shares fault here. You will never convince me otherwise. The superintendent is responsible for ensuring a protocol is in place for this sort of thing. And like I said, there's no doubt just about every other district already had a procedure to follow that would of prevented this. And the few that didn't kicked one out quickly.
Quite frankly if I was an attorney, I'd see what protocols Oxford enacted AFTER the shooting. And sue them for not having them in place before the shooting.
Life is not a dress rehearsal. This is it. There's no going back, and we can only go forward before we run out of runway.