Kaylah+Persuasive+Essay

I strongly disagree with the fact schools should have metal detectors. I disagree that schools should not have metal detectors for these three reasons: I think having metal detectors in schools cost to much money, it set's a bad impression for people outside the school and it makes the school seem unsafe.

I am against metal detectors in school buildings because it makes students and teachers feel unsafe in the building. [|Throughout New Heaven Dr.Mayo the superintendent at schools never thought students and teachers will feel unsafe walking into the school building since there are metal detectors.] Some visitors and students throughout New Heaven feel unsafe having to walk through metal detectors and getting patted down. Some students also skip school to avoid the fact they are not trusted in their school.

My second reason is metal detectors cost to much money. First you have to pay to set them up, than you need to pay to get guards to control them and if it ever brakes you need to fix it. Some schools complain they don't have enough money and having metal detectors is a waste of money. [|School officials have reported that just for a walk through metal detector is cost 2million dollars, with an additional cost of 7million dollars to staff and operate them. Schools can be buying new technology for the classrooms and taking students on educational trips with all that money.]

My last reason is metal detectors set a bad first impression for people outside the school. [|When people see that schools have metal detectors they might think the school is bad or even dangerous]. Some parents might not even want to send their child to a school with metal detectors because they are worried for the child's safety, even though the school might not be violence what are these parents suppose to think. They might think twice about sending their child there.

Some might say metal detectors cause less violence, but in some way that is not true. Research has been shown that high schools with permanent metal detectors issues 48% more suspensions than school's without metal detectors. Metal detectors are suppose to stop violence and stuff but it actually causes more violence and school safety problems.

Some may also say metal detectors make the school safer, but that is not really true. Students should not have to be patted down and scanned in order to feel same. having metal detectors make students feel unsafe because they probably will think someone has a weapon and they might feel unsafe. having metal detectors also cause a lot of problems in the school building because people will be pushing and shoving to hurry and get through the metal detectors. This will cause an unsafe environment in the school building.

I still strongly agree that schools should not have metal detectors and my opinion will still remain the same. My three reasons for this is that: Metal detectors make students feel unsafe, It cost way to much money and it sets a bad example for people outside the school.