Pretty Sobering.......
 

Lead story on tonight's FOX News - a loaded handgun was found in a wall locker at the school I worked last night. Y'all be safe out there!

Wow,
Glad you didn't make any bad calls last night!:D

That's news in the DC area?
If only you knew about all of the... oh nevermind, you're better off not knowing.

Remember, I officiated in DC.

I live in a relatively violent city or area and that would be news here. Usually kids are killing each other outside of school. Hardly any schools shootings like other places. I would be news here even in the city.

Peace

Likely this.

Correct!
 

Good pull Juggling. Thanks.

This is a very good thing to bring up, so many things could happen in the schools we go in without us having any knowledge of them.

I will always scan the crowd a few times at any game I work regardless of age of the players looking for anyone who looks out of place or could be considered a threat of some sort.

We always have to keep in the back of our minds our safety and the safety of the participants and bystanders whenever we step out on the court or field.

Just to clarify, school shootings are rare everywhere. :rolleyes:

That's my high school. Wow!

Robinson Secondary School, don't they host as a regional Super Site for the state quarterfinals?

They sure do. The gym holds up to 5,000 if I remember correctly.

That could include half the stands at most of my games. Here in "The Gunshine State", weapons at school is a pretty common occurence. It gets media coverage, but there's no real outrage. Likely a reflection of relative ease with which one can obtain firearms here...not meant to be a political commentary, just the reality of this state.

Indeed. Robinson is the biggest HS (enrollment) in the state of VA and has been a regional super site for several years now.

I have a game there Tuesday.

And as far as the DC area comment, this school is in Fairfax County, which is consistently rated among the highest performing school districts in the country.

I was supposed to do a Middle School Double Header but when I arrived at the parking lot yesterday I got a call from my assigner and he said the games were canceled because of a shooting that placed the visiting middle school on lock-down. I looked for any news of it but couldn't find any, so I imagine it was near the campus, not on the campus.

There went my well needed $92. :rolleyes:

I know, that is why I stated what I did. Someone suggested that this is a usual thing. There are schools in the city that have medal detectors. So some kid having a gun would be news and alarm a lot of people. Outside the school, is a different issue.

Peace