Pretty Sobering.......

[grunewar]

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!

[Loudwhistle2]

Originally Posted by grunewar

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!

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by grunewar

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!

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.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

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

[JugglingReferee]

Likely this.

Letter sent to parents from Robinson Principal Dan Meier:

Dear Parents & Guardians,

I wanted to alert you to an incident that occurred today at Robinson. School administrators confiscated a gun inside a student's locker. Fairfax Police were notified immediately and criminal and administrative investigations are underway. The suspects involved have been identified and questioned. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in response to this very serious event. We recognize the danger associated with any weapon in the school. Any violations that jeopardize the safety of students at Robinson will result in severe consequences as outlined in the Student Rights & Responsibilities document. I encourage you to engage your children in discussions about how to deal with similar situations in the future. The adults responsible for keeping students safe can do their jobs more effectively, if students are willing to report problems. We will continue to monitor this situation to ensure the safety of students. We are very appreciative of the quick response to this incident from our School Resource Officer and the Fairfax County Police Department. If you have any additional questions, feel free to call the school office.

[grunewar]

Good pull Juggling. Thanks.

[Moosie74]

Originally Posted by grunewar

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!

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.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

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

Just to clarify, school shootings are rare everywhere.

[ocreferee]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Likely this.

That's my high school. Wow!

[Raymond]

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

[ocreferee]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

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.

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Moosie74

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.

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.

[VaTerp]

Originally Posted by ocreferee

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

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.

[TravisFL]

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.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

Just to clarify, school shootings are rare everywhere.

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