Blog note: the Daily Press supports a grand jury investigation.
We were delighted to see the San Bernardino County Grand Jury schedule a public hearing at Silverado High School on Tuesday night to get input from students, parents and others about school safety in the High Desert.
If you want to find out what’s going on in any organization, there’s no better strategy than to seek input from those who are part of it. In this case, students, parents and teachers know the score.
We’ve been disturbed by the number of bullying complaints the Daily Press newsroom has received from students and parents over the past few years, as well as the apparent ho-hum attitude of many school officials about these complaints.
One of the latest complaints came Sunday from a local man who said he had to file a police report and now was seeking legal representation after his 11-year-old daughter was “jumped” by five boys at her school. He said despite many talks with school authorities and reports to school police, the bullying and harassment had continued and even escalated.
There have been far too many fights and lockdowns of campuses, as reported in the Daily Press over the past few years. And it seems the region has seen more threats of school shootings than one would reasonably expect. At least a couple of those threats resulted in the arrest of students.
We’ll be interested to see what the Grand Jury thinks and recommends after Tuesday night’s public hearing, but we’re happy that the panel decided it was time to investigate.
February 14, 2019
Daily Press
By The Daily Press Editorial Board
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