Board of Education members said in a meeting Wednesday police should use Tasers in violent situations. The board discussed the two separate incidents in which police officers used tasers to subdue students at Fowler and Nottingham high schools last month.
Superintendant Daniel G. Lowengard was clear in his support for police. “We support not guns or tasers or spray; we support our police officers" Lowengard said.
Board members insist the police are there to ensure the safety of the students. Lowengard and several board members say that the school must trust the police officers in violent situations. “That’s their [police] expertise” school board member Laurie Menkin said. The police officers who are positioned at the school must go through additional training in order to be ready for these situations board member Ned Deuel said.
The Board of Education placed the blame on the students. “If an officer in the hallway tells a student to stop he needs to stop” Menkin said. All the members stressed how important it was for kids to stop their misconduct and respect the faculty and officers in authority. Board member Nancy McCarty said that there should be more control of students to reduce student misconduct.
"At the end of the day, fighting even once will never be tolerated in our high schools." Said Lowengard. "The message will be very strong to all of the students that fighting is never acceptable." Lowengard said he plans to speak to students at all the high schools next week to reinforce that message.
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