Where does one draw the line between individual freedom and the safety of the

community? Recent tragedies in high schools around the country show a great increase in

teen violence. The worst part it that these acts of violence aren't just fights and shootings;

they are planned mass murders in our high schools. No more poignant example brings

into focus the question of individual freedom and safety for the school community. Does

individual freedom mean that students can bring whatever they want, including weapons,

to school? Does safety of the school community mean that students must be searched or

go through metal detectors every time they enter a school building? How do these

questions apply to schools like Bishop Eustace where these extreme forms of violence

firearms or weapons by a student in a school is in no way in keeping with that idea.

way that I currently live. I do think that individual freedom in the United States means

school. If we were to have more freedom, people could start to do things that could hurt

ould choose to either have more individual freedom and less safety or the

Columbine High School last year could happen anywhere, but I feel that Bishop Eustace is

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