The Advocate Marc Tracey I am currently a sophomore at Marist College. I am from Verona, N.J. and I enjoy skiing and playing the guitar. Crime in schools Introduction High School teacher, Grace Tracey-Montclair High School for 8years has seen it all. This is very disturbing to me because I believe that schools should have a feeling of security.
School is stressful enough as it is without students having to worry about our safety.
This type of violence is evident throughout the country and it seems that there is little anyone can do about it. Security systems are installed such as metal detectors and surveillance cameras, but they can be avoided and there are always ways around them for the truly determined persons. Adding security officers and even police officers only make the tension higher. Today, more than 3 million crimes a year are committed in or near the 85,000 U.S. public schools. For this reason, school violence is a key issue in state and local governments.