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Persuasive Essay On Open School Letter

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All the measures that are mentioned in the textbook are important. However, there a few of these measures that are not as important compared to the others listed. One of these measures involve the school mail.
According to the textbook, students should not be opening the mail and that letter opening should be limited to a staff individual. The reasoning behind the measure is understandable; 2001 terrorists sent powdered anthrax through the mail. Nevertheless, why would students have access to school mail? School mail is usually delivered to the front desk, bypassing student’s hands. There is no reason why a student should be opening school mail.
Additionally, Trumps states that schools should “…review procedures for handling suspicious items such as envelopes with power substances that may be found in hallways, stairwell, restroom and other areas of the school…” (Trump, 2011, p. 135). Instead of focusing on envelopes, why not focus on suspicious packages. Students are more likely to pick up a package off the ground than an envelope. Reviewing things that are more credible and likely would be better than having everyone become paranoid of a letter on the ground. …show more content…

How do continuing field trips fit into the school security and preparedness? Logically speaking, if a tornado was happening outside (for example), field trips would be cancelled. If there was a possible threat of future terrorist attacks, why not cancel to be precautionary of the situation? After the November 2015 attacks in Paris, schools in Connecticut, South Carolina, and rural Maryland avoided field trips “…out of an abundance of caution…after hearing from parents who are worried about the possibility of an attack…” (Balingt, Hermann, & Davis, 2015). Sometimes it is better to be precautious, especially if things are going a little haywire at the

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