I grew up in Valencia, CA, and I went to a pretty big school there. I loved it. I didn't know everyone but that was okay because I never stopped running out of people to meet. While the administration had to be more authoritative and strict, I look back and ponder how many times I resented all of their rules and regulations. My sophomore year the higher ups decided that our school needed a fence around it with lockable doors and a key for every important administrator. No more sneaking off campus for lunch, no more walking out whenever you wanted, it felt like a prison and we were utterly trapped. Yet, over time we got used to the fence's presence and got used to the new way of life we were forced to live. Seniors and juniors were given the privilege to go off campus for lunch as long as they stayed out of trouble and everything just seemed to fall into place.
Looking back now I realize that while the fence was keeping us from going out, it was also keeping anyone else from coming in. How many times a year to we hear about a tragic school shooting or kids getting kidnapped right in front of your eyes? Seriously we will always be dealing with these tragedies but looking back now I see that because my school took precautions, shooter drills stayed drills and everyone was safe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/nyregion/shooting-reported-at-connecticut-elementary-school.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
How does this relate? Well the little things like protection and safety can seem very minor sometimes, but they really aren't. Without them we'd be living in a much crueler world than we can imagine and I'd prefer this messed up one over something worse any day.
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