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M-A community asks district 'what's next?' after recent gun incidents on campus

Original post made on Dec 13, 2022

After students reportedly brought guns to campus twice during December, Menlo-Atherton High School teachers and other community members are asking the school district to take steps to try to keep students and staff safe.

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Posted by Parent of Los Lomitas and La Entrada grads
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Dec 13, 2022 at 12:42 pm
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I have a very simple solution that does not require gathering data on gun ownership or gun violence or community mental health

make it crystal clear to every student and parent that bringing a gun on campus results in expulsion or a very lengthy suspension
and notification to police

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Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 13, 2022 at 7:32 pm
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Parent:

problem with your solution is that, in most cases, those bringing guns to school likely care little to nothing about being expelled. In fact, they'd probably welcome it. We're not talking about students that are taking AP courses.

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Posted by pvrez
a resident of Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley
on Dec 14, 2022 at 5:46 pm
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constitutional and privacy law aside, humor me, what exactly does the BOD want to do with a gun owner database?

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