Friday, April 26, 2024

Student Caught w/Gun at Ridgeland High

 The Madison County School District issued the following statement. 

This morning a student was found to have a gun in a backpack at Ridgeland High School. The student and the weapon were removed from campus without incident, and an investigation is underway. All students are safe, and the school day took place as usual. We are so proud of the students who reported concerns to teachers who quickly intervened. The safety of our students and faculty is our highest priority. We encourage parents to remind their children that bringing weapons of any kind to school is not tolerated and will result in immediate expulsion.

Principal Crystal Chase sent a message to Ridgeland High School parents and guardians this morning to be sure they were informed. 

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cue sarcastic pro-Jackson apologists("Madison County is going to the thugs."). This is actually the way such an episode should have been handled. Quick response to student report led to swift end to potentially violent situation before it happened.

Short of metal detectors at every entrance, guns will make it into schools in any locale. Quick response is the crucial key.

Anonymous said...

"...removed from campus without incident..." That should be "without FURTHER incident..."

Anonymous said...

The student is a transfer from Jackson. He still lives there but he registered at RHS using a relative's address in Ridgeland.

Anonymous said...

@6:39 as are many other students at all Ridgeland Schools.

Anonymous said...

Yep all is well*

Anonymous said...

This is so sad. Kinda makes you wonder about packing your kid off anywhere there are hundreds (thousands?) of hormonal, incomplete brains.

Anonymous said...

Homeschool for the win

Anonymous said...

Since parents are no longer teaching children how to behave and do not seem to understand that laws and civility have evolved over centuries for good reason. maybe we should require parenting tests as a condition to enrolling in a school.

Nor do parents seem to know how to create safe environments or teach their children how to behave so as not to cause harm or chaos.

I was taught such skills not only at home but in school, so boundaries were absolutely clear and understood.

If your "good kid" ends up running with " bad kids" and you don't know they are bad or have no supervision at home, that's on YOU! (get to know the parents of your child's friends).







Anonymous said...

So now...it's not just Rankin county. Let's face it, more folks are trying to leave Jackson. Crime, water bills, roads, etc. But like Californians leaving for Texas, they still bring their lifestyle with them.

Anonymous said...

Home schooling is all fine and good up to a point. Then, the child needs to be put in an environment with other kids their age to learn how to socialize with others their age and outside their family circle.

I have a neighbor with two kids. Both parents are there. One child is home schooled and one in one of the larger schools when we live. The one in school is a well rounded, polite and very respectful young person. The home schooled child is rude, obnoxious and has no respect for most people outside the family circle. The home schooled kid is a very smart kid but has no clue how to interact with other people and will struggle if and when they are put in a school environment and probably expelled for behavior issues.

Anonymous said...

There is even a movie about RHS - Fast Times at Ridgeland High

Anonymous said...

It's borderline idiotic to propose that 'home schooling' is appropriate, remotely an issue or in order' for this situation. Zero context.

There's also zero reason to assume the kid was going to shoot up the school. Many of us carry weapons and very damned few of us have a plan to shoot up any venue.

Anonymous said...

@9:47 Have you considered there may be a reason that one goes to school and one is homeschooling. Autism or behavioral problems.

Anonymous said...

I am not disputing the poor behavior of the home schooled kid. But I've seen a boatload of homeschooled kids who are better behaved (and educated) than the kids I see who graduate from Madison schools. My kids went to Madison schools, they did well, and most of their college costs were paid by scholarships. However, if my wife and I could do it all over we would have home schooled our kids.

Anonymous said...

I’ve come around to homeschooling. It’s fine and certainly better than it used to be. Seen a lot of delightful, well-adjusted, polite, compassionate, well-educated kids come out of it. I think they have better homeschooling resources now than they used to, and there are far more opportunities for socialization with its growth in popularity.

What is NOT fine is anyone, in this day and age, bringing a gun onto a school campus. That risk is unacceptable.

Anonymous said...

The way things are going, this shouldn’t even be a crime.

Anonymous said...

To be quite honest, a lot of parents are not equipped to homeschool. It’s not an easy load and you can really set your child
back

Anonymous said...

@8:59am Uh, a lot of people having children aren't qualified to ever even be parents....those children are set back the day they are born, due to no fault of their own.

Ozzie Nelson said...

April 27, 2024 at 08:44 AM - SOME parents.

Anonymous said...

Just let the county kids in county schools where they live not where momma pays an auntie's water bill.

Anonymous said...

Why did this conversation turn to home-schooling? Most home-schooled kids have guns in their houses. And that's as totally unrelated to this thread as home-schooling is.


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