Comments on: Former Band Director Speaks Out About Termination, Gun At School

By: bk63

bk63 — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:31:50 +0000

I didnt read all these comments but i feel teachers should have the right to pack. If there’s a waco @ the school shooting , They would be the first shooting back. Wait on the cops to arrive? Lots of dead people by the time that happens. Let them carry.

By: saddened

saddened — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 19:56:22 +0000

Dirty pool..that’s how they play..that’s all I’m gunna say..wickedness in high places

By: Clint

Clint — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:42:01 +0000

I severely disagree with the boards decision and the fact that as far as I have gathered, the custodian that blattenly unlocked Mr. Lambert’s office and plundered through his personal bag and unzipping his gun case that looked like a book to find the gun he forgot was even in there is still on paid administrative leave. I mean it would have never been found if she wasn’t rifling through his bag trying to steal something. Even Mr. Lambert said he kept $200 in emergency cash in his bag and $80 was missing. This smells too fishy. It smells to me like they are trying to cover up the fact that they hired a thief and they are trying to cheat Mr. Lambert out of his pension or some kind of retirement. He was supposed retire once already that I know of and chose to stay for the kids that he took to many different competitions. Or are the board members just jealous of all the awards the band has won? For all we know, they could be doing this because they’re trying to cut finding for the band like they are trying to do at all the other schools. Like I said, something smells really fishy.

By: Mom of FHS students

Mom of FHS students — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:17:47 +0000

I disagree with the board’s decision. The only thing he can do now is appeal, so for the moment the board is done with this particular issue. Time for them to move on to the next issue at hand……..FIRE MS Folmar. She was in the wrong and had ill intentions to go thru locked doors and dig thru a duffle bag that was zipped and out of the way, that was someone else’s personal property!!!! She has no moral compass and should not be around our children. Just as we should not have to worry about our children’s safety at school nor should we worry if a known theif is gonna violate our children and their belongings!!!!! All FES and FHS parents should be knocking down the school’s door and the doors of the board to demand this woman is FIRED!!!!!!! What is wrong with the citizens of this town that can just sit by so idlely and let this woman with no moral compass be in the presence of our children everyday…..this is OUR school, OUR children….take a stand and keep it a good wholesome school and town!!!!!!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:36:37 +0000

@mom: I have been informed and am glad to know it is legal and not breaking any rules if you are a CWP holder to bring your weapon into a theater in some states. (including Florida) That might have stopped the evil sicko in Aurora, but it might not have since was covered head to toe, including his hands, throat, face, & groin area, in bullet proof material.

Almost any public area these days is subject to psychos who may shoot up the place- anytime- anywhere. I would like to think Flomaton High School is one of the few places left where you wouldn’t have to worry about that, but you never know. That’s why I am more comfortable with a couple or so full time armed SRO officers being on campus with my kids, rather than all of the teachers being armed – especially secretly or illegally armed. Say 30 teachers are armed as opposed to just 3 SRO’s. That’s 30 or so weapons the wrong kid on a bad day has a chance of getting his hands on.

Hey I am well aware that anyone can walk into FHS on any given day and just start picking people off. That’s why I am all for more than one armed security personnel on campus with one monitoring the entrance while school is open. With me being military, my oldest children were Army brats and have been to many schools all across the US, including Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, & Hawaii. With the exception of one in North Carolina and two in Alabama, all of these schools had some kind of security system in place to monitor who was entering the campus & to CONTROL who was allowed to enter the school. In most of the elementary schools you would have to go through an office before you could be let into the entrance to the hallways with the classrooms. The teachers had electronic badges which let them in & out of entrances/exits. They were all excellent schools and had no problems, issues, or incidents while we were there. It’s precautionary. May never be needed…, but it also may prevent a tragedy. And I think that makes more sense then having just any or all of the teachers being armed around all those kids all the time. Just my opinion.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:57:55 +0000

@ wow really: I don’t care if he’s retired from the military 30+ years ago. The school isn’t a war zone. I am prior service active duty Army & currently an Army Reservist myself, so I know what that entails… and it doesn’t matter. All of that is irrelevant and beside the point I was making. I hate it when a truly all good person’s bad decision causes a negative, tragic, or dramatic impact on their life. I really do. I have experienced it and maybe sometimes it isn’t fair in the eyes of some and doesn’t make everyone or anyone happy, but that is life. And with that, I am done arguing my point here.

By: mom

mom — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:46:20 +0000

As a mom, I would feel that my child was safe at school if a teacher at school had a gun.

I bet those people at the theater wished someone had a gun to defend them.

By: wow really

wow really — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:02:45 +0000

@Nicole….maybe if you knew Mr. Lambert, you would know that he is retired military. So I would think he is trained with weapons.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:35:58 +0000

Will the board fire Ms. Folmer? She should also be prosecuted for stealing, she had no business going through two locked doors anyway, they should be lookin at other theft incidents she’s probably the culprit.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:17:13 +0000

Sniper: NOT AT SCHOOL. If that’s the case, I’d like to send a gun with my 17 yr old senior and my 19 yr old sophomore in college to make sure they can defend himself in case a teacher snaps. That’s silly.
They should have a couple of armed police on campus for that. NOT every or any random teacher. Haven’t you heard of the college professors who have shot up people on campus? Teacher’s and professors shouldn’t have weapons on campus. Only trained law enforcement for many reasons!

Simply put, they should have designated & trained armed law enforcement related officers in place on school campuses just in case any of the “what if” scenarios arise.