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Elementary schools in newport news and theyre considering a rule to require students to bring only transparent backpacks to school. one security expert calls that security theater. >> the number one way we find out about weapons in schools is not from a metal detector but a kid who tells an adult that they trust. its about relationships. >> reporter: we reached out to the school district for response for accusation that the district underreports disciplinary and to ask if superintendent george p...

Students returning to richneck elementary school will walk through metal detectors. imagine that. the school has been closed since the shooting last week, and school officials say the students backpack was searched on the day of that shooting, but that search turned up nothing. joining me now is kenneth trump, the president of the national school safety and security services. appreciate you joining us this morning, sir. look, the new metal detectors, of course, might give some parents a degree o...

Incidents, similar, elsewhere in society, are allegations of failures of people, policies, training, human factors, not of security hardware or equipment. ive been a witness in the nations highest profile mass shootings and have yet to see that the allegations of failures go back to anything other than the human factor. parents understandably want something visible, tangible to point to to say schools are safer. administrators want to point to things as well to appease the community and release ...

Future comes just a month before students in uvalde are expected to return to school. parents and students, understandably, still have questions and significant concerns about school safety in that district. so joining me now to discuss this is a national school safety expert. ken, thank you so much for being with us this morning. the school district has announced it could be making what they call enhancements going forward, among them new eight-foot-high fencing, locks for doors, upgrading acce...

Staff. there has to be a commitment of time and leadership to doing planning, preparing, and practicing, as much as there is a commitment of money to put out security theater, bells and whistles. >> there is a movement among parents and many in the community in uvalde to see the school police chief, pete arredondo, fired from his position. if they succeed in that, what would be the next step for the school distribute? district? >> there are due process requirements for people who have contracts ...

Security theater. i dont mind it, which is probably deploying more transit resource in terms of law enforcement just to make people feel calm. thats okay. we should do that. people need to get on to the subways and need to get home. and then youre waiting for information from the nypd why they think this is a new york incident. the further along we get, and theres no multiple attack, the more confident other cities will be that this was either related to new york or a mass shooting. i should jus...

Questions and hopefully joe has at least one of the answers in the next 48 hours. he should be asked about this. >> harris: buck sexton former c.i.a. analyst and co-host. buck sexton and clay travis show in "focus" now. buck, what first of all goes to the very top of the heap of things that you want to know? jesse watters asked a lot of great questions. number one for you. >> i just have to say you have to ask if this is someone that doesnt get stopped from getting into the country who does? we ...

Feel the need to wear high-quality surgical masks keep them on and are still able to protect themselves. >> doctor, youre nodding. i can tell in some way you had a reaction because youre not masked. thats my attempt at covid-era humor, with i is always difficult. although if a joke is bad enough, it can become good. thats how i was raised. number one, your response that you were nodding to. number two, your thoughts for our viewers who have been listening, wait, im trying to wear the stuff becau...

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