While we are subject to the rule of law and most communities enjoy a good working relationship with law enforcement, there are times when extra measures are needed.
When the Merkaz Harav attack happened, none of the actual students were armed nor were there any guards but someone in the beis medrish had served and knew what to do to take that guy down, if it happened where I went to high schoool, the mamzer could have wiped out half the student body.
Food for thought, average highschool tuition is about what 13 or 14 thousand a year? When you consider the critera for choosing a school (i.e. learning level, how it will look on a shidduch resume etc) why isnt safety a concern?
All it takes is one yishmaeli to get his hands on a weapon
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