One alderman says he understands having a secure school, but he would like to see a different method implemented in searching students.
During Mondays’ Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. said he noticed teachers patting students down before they entered Woolfolk Middle School.
“It doesn’t take much for a teacher to get in trouble for a child being touched in a sensitive place,” Brent said. “It is best to keep hands off a child. At some point, you can get into trouble.”
Brent suggested the school purchasing metal detector wands to use in searching the students.
“I would consider getting a wand to wave around the child,” Brent said. One alderman says he understands having a secure school, but he would like to see a different method implemented in searching students.
During Mondays’ Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, Ward 4 Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. said he noticed teachers patting students down before they entered Woolfolk Middle School.
“It doesn’t take much for a teacher to get in trouble for a child being touched in a sensitive place,” Brent said. “It is best to keep hands off a child. At some point, you can get into trouble.”
Brent suggested the school purchasing metal detector wands to use in searching the students.
“I would consider getting a wand to wave around the child,” Brent said.
