No More Circle Js

[oneshot]

Well Buffalo has the best high school in Dallas county.

Can't say my Kid went to Skyline.

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[Wayne SW/MO]

Yeah the borders around there are strange. We lived 3 miles east of the park and the stepdaughter went to Buffalo. I'm not sure where the line is, but we were about 13 miles from Lebanon and 25 from Buffalo.

[fishinwrench]

It's even more rediculis here around the lake. Alot of kids have to ride a bus past two other schools to get to the one they have to attend 25-30 miles away. It is a county line thing.

[ness]

We get that in the 'burbs, too, but differently. Population outgrows the school, so they have to build another. Then all the lines shift and somebody always gets screwed and has to go farther. My daughter went to 5 different grade schools, but they're all within a few miles of each other.

[oneshot]

Yeah the borders around there are strange. We lived 3 miles east of the park and the stepdaughter went to Buffalo. I'm not sure where the line is, but we were about 13 miles from Lebanon and 25 from Buffalo.

We are 3 miles from the Park entrance and our Granddaughter goes to Lebanon.

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[brittsnbirds]

Try living near a large city (KCMO) that looses it's accreditation from the State. Then the Governor tells the bordering districts they must take the kids from that city (KCMO) and the large city must pay for the transportation.

Now you have a much greater influx of gangsters, wanna be gangsters, dopers, dealers, car thieves, and other non-law abiding citizens. We live in the suburbs and country/county to get away from that type of ignorance.

Those of you that have to bus your children to your rural schools should feel thankful. Your schools are not seeing the rise in assaults, narcotic arrests and overall disrespect in the schools that we are. If my children were going to a suburban school now I would do everything I could to move to the rural environment.

Our schools are so bad, there is a SRO (School Resource Officer) in all the schools except elementary. In the elementary there is 1 officer that covers 5. Some of the districts have created their own "Police Department" within the school district. Hiring Missouri Certified officers to work for the Districts rather than a PD.

All in all guys if you live in the country you have a much better deal!!!

[Flysmallie]

Hmmmm......my kids go to what most consider a rural district and they have all of those problems too. Maybe not in the amounts that you are seeing but they are still there. All of those groups are in most schools no matter where you are. Overall disrespect is the biggest problem but it comes from the teachers and administration as well so I don't see them getting it corrected.

[ness]

It was relatively rural when we moved here in 1990. Not so now, and I really miss that. No major problems in the schools though, and yes there's a 'Resource Officer' at the HS full time. Not sure about middle school, none in the elementary that I know of.

Daughter just started teaching this year in the district. A few weeks ago they had 'active shooter' training on an in-service day. It wasn't just sitting in a room looking at Power Point slides -- they brought in several cops and acted it out as realistically as possible. She said it was pretty intense.

We've got sparkly new buildings filled with all the latest crap, which I suppose most rural schools don't have. But in the end it comes down to the teachers, parents and kids.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Brittsnbirds things sure change, and not for the better. I can remember when northern Cass county schools were squeaky clean. Of course the county wasn't all that populated then and Harrisonville was the metropolis.

Yeah Ness, I can remember when there was one high school in JOCO and 103rd was lined with farms. Lenexa had about 2 or 3 blocks that were paved and one city marshall.

[brittsnbirds]

Dang, sorry to hear that. Have a friend that left KCMO PD to go to Springfield PD. He said it's night and day difference, not disagreeing with you.

What is going wrong with people?

I've got it, put a medium security penitentiary in where Circle J is!!. More jobs for locals, allow us to put more dirt bags in jail where they need to be to adjust the attitudes!! There's one down by Licking and they are doing a heck of a business.

It was relatively rural when we moved here in 1990. Not so now, and I really miss that. No major problems in the schools though, and yes there's a 'Resource Officer' at the HS full time. Not sure about middle school, none in the elementary that I know of.

Daughter just started teaching this year in the district. A few weeks ago they had 'active shooter' training on an in-service day. It wasn't just sitting in a room looking at Power Point slides -- they brought in several cops and acted it out as realistically as possible. She said it was pretty intense.

We've got sparkly new buildings filled with all the latest crap, which I suppose most rural schools don't have. But in the end it comes down to the teachers, parents and kids.

Actually Ness I think your area was one of the leaders in the SRO program. If I'm not mistaken all the JOCO schools have their own "Public Safety" program. They use to have City Police and changed several years ago. Have been to numerous training programs with those guys. They all are certified through NASRO (National Association of School Resource Officers).

The Active Shooter program is a requirement for all schools in Missouri. My partner just finished doing all our schools. It was a hands on program, like you said it was "intense". Rumor has it some teachers actually cried. Years ago we attempted to introduce a similar program and the district thought we were over the top. Too intense for teachers as they would never be involved in something like that. I attempted to pull the BS card but didn't work. It took them at least 5 years and numerous other school involved shooting to come around.

Notice the attempt to "un-hijack" this thread?