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**Safety Disadvantage

A. The security measures that the affirmative criticizes are vital to prevent the death of CPS students- a CPS student dies from gunfire every two weeks on average- surveillance measures are critical to boost student confidence in the system


Chicago Tribune 2003- “Chicago schools to boost security” http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2003-08-27/news/0308270167_1_metal-detectors-chicago-public-schools-school-year

One Chicago public school student dies from gunfire every two weeks on average, school officials reported Tuesday as they announced plans to add X-ray machines and other security measures at city high schools.¶ A security audit at about half of the high schools during the last school year discovered a variety of safety deficiencies, including the fact that not all of the 44 high schools surveyed reported all the violent or dangerous incidents that occurred on their campuses. South Shore High School, at 7529 S. Constance Ave., reported finding 24 weapons or dangerous objects in the last school year, the most in the city, according to statistics released Tuesday. Curie High School, at 4959 S. Archer Ave., was second with 21 incidents.¶ The audit was prompted by violent incidents on or near school property last winter, including the shooting death of basketball star Maurice Evans across the street from Englewood High School on Dec. 16 and a fight at a basketball game between Manley and Crane High Schools in January.¶ Andres Durbak, director of the Bureau of Safety and Security for the schools, said the most common problem discovered by the audits was that a high-level administrator, such as a principal or assistant principal, was not taking responsibility for safety. He said such a situation contributed to the circumstances that led to Evans' death.¶ Promising that the deficiencies discovered by the audit are already being corrected, schools chief Arne Duncan pledged a $500,000 increase in security spending in the coming school year. The spending includes buying 36 more X-ray machines to scan student backpacks and book bags, closed-circuit televisions and training for school staff.¶ Other high schools in the city will be audited this year, Duncan said, and schools where problems were found last year will be re-evaluated.¶ "This is the price we pay for the sickening role gangs and guns play in young people's lives," said Duncan of the $53 million the Chicago Public Schools spends annually on security. The money pays for 1,700 security employees and metal detectors in every high school, among other things.¶ Duncan made his announcement at Collins High School, 1313 S. Sacramento Ave., which received two new X-ray machines as a result of the audit. Officials said 46 high schools now have the X-ray machines. All high schools have metal detectors, but not all schools use them every day on every student or visitor. Some large schools perform only random checks.¶ School officials believe the machines have helped reduce the number of weapons in schools, but guns are still in the students' neighborhoods.¶ Twenty-three Chicago students died from gun-related deaths between July 2002 and June 2003, according to statistics gathered by the Chicago Public Schools crisis intervention staff. None of the incidents occurred on school property. "It's a travesty," Duncan said.¶ The most recent fatality had nothing to do with school security. Ana Mateo, 7, was killed last week as she played outside near her Pilsen home. The child, who would have started 2nd grade next week, was hit by a stray bullet meant for a gang member.¶ Although the number of security personnel varies from one school to the next, at least two Chicago police officers are assigned to every high school. James Maurer, police chief of patrol, said the officers assigned to schools now will report to district commanders instead of a central administrator. The reorganization will make them more accountable to the school's neighborhood, he said.

B. Surveillance Cameras Prevent Disruptive Behavior at High Schools


Wral, 12-1-1999, "Surveillance Cameras Deter Crime Around High School Campus :: WRAL.com," WRAL, http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/143709/
Read more at http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/143709/#rL637QVmPqXGee5Z.99

The night surveillance cameras have been at the school for almost three years, and have brought quick arrests in two cases of vandalism. When you traverse campus, you are immediately picked up by a camera," said George Ellis, executive director for high schools. "You are picked up by all angles." "If you come in from one of the parking lots, you are picked up," Ellis said. "If you come in from the back, you are picked up. If you come in from the main drive, you are picked up." There were no surveillance cameras set up at Cape Fear High School when two students allegedly set fire to their school Tuesday morning. The plan to have cameras on campuses was in place before the fires at Cape Fear High School, but beginning next week, cameras will be installed in every Cumberland County high school. System leaders hope to have all of the cameras up and running within three months. Douglas Byrd students say other schools should not consider the cameras a distraction. "Well, they make us feel a lot safer at school about leaving our cars out in the parking lots," said student Lara Steelman. The cameras will not only help authorities catch illegal acts on tape, but their presence will make students think twice about their behavior. "The presence of them is a factor that deters bad behavior," Buddy Brown, assistant principal. The cameras have already deterred some bad behavior. Fights have decreased in the cafeteria. Paul Payne, 16, and Michael Furmage, 17, are accused of setting Tuesday's fire and face several felony charges. During their first court appearance Thursday, they told the judge they understand the list of charges filed against them. The students face up to 18 years in prison each.

C. Increased violence destroys the faith that students and teachers have in the school system- surveillance technologies are key to educational future of CPS


Spearman 1993- , David Lee. "Teachers' Opinions of the Security and Safety Climate in Chicago Public Schools at Cabrini-Green." (1993).

Because of that, some teachers are placed in life threatening situations as they attempt to instruct, inform, enlighten, discipline, and train the next generation of society in American pUblic schools. Within the last few years, more incidents of school-related crime and violence have been reported to law enforcement agencies and school authorities. Recently, a weekly news magazine ran the cover story, "When Killers Come to Class," which highlighted trends of violence in American sdhools in the 1990's, the fear of parents and teachers, and revealed that 3 million crimes a year are committed in or near the 85,000 U.S. schools (U.S.News and WOrld report, November 1993). Dan Rather reported, on the DeceMber 16, 1993 edition of the CBS Evening News, that many teachers are being victimized by school-related crime even though more teachers feel safe at their schools. From this information, it is clear that teachers would definitely be concerned about their safety on the jab. Chicago public elementary school students and teachers have reported many instances of student directed violence on school grounds according to the "Chicago Union Itacher" (February, 1991). School employees have been attacked by individuals either on the outside, as the they enter the school, or by someone hiding inside the school waiting for a victim. These incidents include, but are not limited to: 1.) Robbery at gunpoint in the school parking lot. 2.) Several thefts of jewelry. 3.) Thefts of purses and articles of clothing. 4.) Automobile theft from the school parking lot. 5.) Muggings and sexual asnaults. At one Northwest Side elementary school, an eight year old girl was shot in her classroom by a fourth grade boy while the teacher and classmates looked on in shock (Casey and Herrmann, 1992). These problems made it necessary for the CTU President Jackie Vaughn to have a representative speak to the superiatentof Chicago Police concerning the matter. At same Chicago pUblic schools, teachers do not wear fur even on the coldest days, neither do they wear jewelry, and same teachers even lock purses and coats in closets and office vaults because the security prablems are worse now than in past years (Chicago Union Tbacher, 1991). The safety of students and teachers became a major concern after 7 year old Dantrell Davis was shot dead while entering a school located in the Cabrini-Green C.H.A. housing project in Chicago. As a result, several law enforcement agencies including the Secret Service presented plans to make the area and schools safer (Lon9, 1993). -2- During this writer's tenure at Sojourner Muth Elementary School, located in Cabrini-Green, there have been numerom, incidents of violence and crime directed at school employees. This study, will examine teachers' opinions of safety and security at the school where they teach. The information should be of interest to educators, papers and politicians. In reviewing the literature, Quarles (1989) stated that the public school is not a safe place anymore. School violence is highest in high crime areas. This poses a threat to the education of children. School violence is greater in large urban areas than in other areas of the city because of the larger gathering of young adolescents at the schools. As a result: Increasingly, teachers are afraid to go to work. Quarles (1989) cited examples of cities where sixty-six percent middle school teachers and fifty-two percent of all city teachers polled had considered quitting due to verbal and physical abuse received from students. Statistics from the National Institute of Education reported 2,400 acts of arson, 13,000 thefts, 24,000 incidents of vandalism, and 42,000 cases of damage to property every month in U.S. public schools, while the PTA has shown that school vandalism costs over 600 million dollars a year (p. 8). At the time of this study, the research showed that twenty-seven percent of all Chicago teachers reported being victimized in robberies. Quarles' (1989) study abounds with tips and survival guidelines to prevent robbery, rape, theft, assault and other types of victimization a teacher should 3 4 guard against. The message throughout this report is that crime can be deterred and prevented in public schools. Mile the school may or may not be a safe place, the teacher can be safe by being aware and watchful. According to Dennis Smith (1990) schools have become victims of handgun violence while students and teachers are held hostage in the situation. The reported statistics showed the effects of violence using over 2,500 U.S. newspaper stories specifically dealing with elementary and secondary schools involving handguns in thirty-five states and the District of ColuMbia from 1986 to 1989. During that period of time, 65 students and six school employees were killed with guns, 201 were wounded, and 242 were held hostage at gunpoint. Smith (1990) noted there are ten causes that contribute to gun violence at schools: 1.) Gang-,drug related activity. 2.) Long standing disagreements/grudges. 3.) Cleaning guns. 4.) Fights over material possessions. 5.) Romantic disagreements. 6.) Depression. 7.) Vendetta against society. 8.) Racial. 9.) Name calling. 10.) Vendetta against school employees. Since almost half a million school children carry a gun to school daily according to Smith t is no wonder that teachers are beginning to feel unsafe at their schools. Finally, as it is clear that America's schools are no longer safe havens for learning, it appears that gun control legislation could also be a solution to the problem of school related violence directed toward students and teachers.


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