Clark County School District Police Confiscate An Alarming Number Of Weapons

A recent report released by Clark County School District Police shows an alarming number of weapons seized from students and adults this school year. Statistics include weapons such as handguns, BB guns or air guns, long guns, knives, and other types as well.

There’s less than a month remaining in the current (2023-2024) school year for CCSD schools. The final day of school for students is Monday, May 20^th.

As of May 1, data in the CCSD Police report reveals 285 weapons seized so far. With the goal of being more transparent, the report includes weapons collected both on and off school grounds.

By far, it seems knives are the most prevalent weapons being found in possession on or near Clark County school campuses. 150 knives have been taken from both juveniles and adults by campus police during the current school year.

Furthermore, 41 handguns and 5 long guns have been impounded by CCSD authorities. Another 20 BB and air guns have also been seized.

Additionally, 69 “other” types of weapons have been commandeered by campus law enforcement personnel, both on and near school grounds. However, this report does not specify which types of weapons are included in the “other” category.

As you might expect, most of the weapon seizures occur on high school and middle school campuses. However, there are still an alarming number of weapons taken away from juveniles as young as elementary school.

In fact, I counted 32 weapon confiscations on or near elementary school grounds in the CCSD police report. I’m sure that’s way too many for any parent reading this article.

So, is there any good news in this report? According to an article by Molly McBride on Fox5Vegas.com, there are some good signs. CCSDPD Public Information Officer Lieutenant Bryan Zink is quoted as saying many confiscations are the result of students coming forward and letting school authorities know about weapons on campus.

McBride’s article also identifies random K9 searches and the random wanding program as being successful methods of eliminating weapons on school grounds.

As always, parents are being encouraged to pay close attention to what their children are bringing to school with them.

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That bully from high school is probably a millionaire now. Are you thinking Biff, from Back To The Future?

We probably all dealt with one or two bullies in school when we were growing up. God knows I did, because I was a chunky little girl. And kids loved to make fun of the heavy kids - especially the girls.

I'll never forget in 5th grade, when Darlene said she didn't want to do the three-legged race with me on field day, because she said I was "fat and slow." She always called me fat, and pointed it out - especially when it came to doing something physical. And she would push me around, and make fun of me.

As I think about it, I don't know that much has changed in our society since I was that pudgy little girl. But, I suppose that commentary can be saved for another time. And honestly, being picked on led me to a career in comedy. Because joking about myself first, or someone heckling me (the bullies) was a diversion. And I got laughs!

Have you gone to Facebook to look up an old bully from school, to see if they are miserable now? Well, they're probably not.  The Guardian reported on a study - spanning 50 years - that found that those who were bullies in school, tend to earn more money later in life. And more money than those that they bullied. I don't wish anything bad on Darleen, but - DAMN!

A team in England tracked 7,000 people born in 1970. They looked at how their teachers evaluated their social, and emotional skills, when they were 10 years old. Then they checked back in when those kids were in their mid-40s.

In general, the kids who were bullied were making less than the kids who bullied them. So, it challenges the "karma" idea, that bullies eventually get what they deserve. Researchers think it's because teachers  - at least in the '80s and '90s - may have created an environment that catered to kids who were more aggressive. *insert palm on forehead emoji here*

Perhaps classrooms are thought to be competitive like the workplace. And the more aggressive, the better. They might take that through to the workplace, where they compete aggressively for the best-paid jobs. Teachers stepping in and stopping the bullies did at least make a little difference though. The bullied kids' earnings went up about 5% when that was the case.

There have always been bullies, and there always will be bullies. Hopefully we've learned how to work around the Darlene's of the world - who I believe is now a minister.

Here are some very famous TV and movie bullies you might remember.

I couldn't stand Nelly Oleson,  from Little House on the Prairie. She was a snob, and a spoiled little B -- rat! Always picking on Laura Ingalls and her family. But viewers loved to hate her. I met Alison Arngrim several years ago. She was hilariously funny, and just as nice as could be. Read her book if you get a chance: Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated. It's great!

Perhaps not the meanest of bullies, but for the love of God - let Charlie Brown kick the friggin' football! She was sassy, bossy, and also practiced Psychiatry. Only 5 cents a visit. A BARGAIN! She'd give advice - then go back to bullying Charles.

Eric Cartman from South Park. A politically incorrect, foul-mouthed troublemaker who relentlessly picks on his friends. However, Cartman is probably one of the most iconic characters in animated TV because of his outrageous behavior.

Regina George from Mean Girls was the epitome of a high school B -- ully! She was rude, manipulative, and controlling of her friends, because they wanted to be popular. She was both feared and admired. Get in losers...

Steff McKee was probably one of the most classic high school bullies. He was rejected by Andie Molly Ringwald), got all bitter, and downright awful, and vengeful. James Spader played these awful characters really well -as a good actor does. He played Rip in Less Than Zero, and was even more hideous! The quintessential bully. UGH!!

His dad supposedly turned into an Elephant Man after eating bad chocolate, and his mother is an alcoholic prostitute. So, I guess there was reason to be a big bully. Nelson has gone through a lot of changes over the years, but has also dropped a lot of his wrath on Bart Simpson. Another character viewers love to hate.

Bender, played brilliantly by Judd Nelson, was the guy in high school who was always in the principal's' office. He's an angry kid who looks he spends most of his time in detention. Over time - and a little weed - we find out where his anger comes from, and he finds a caring family for short while, in detention. He also finds a little love, for a few moments, with Molly Ringwald's Claire. We all ended up loving John Bender at the end of The Breakfast Club.

Biff Tannen from Back to the Future is the bully of all bullies. He literally torments everyone he comes in contact with. But most of all, George and Marty McFly. He's mean, arrogant, and just plain awful. That's why we are so grateful to see him waxing George's car at the end of the original BTTF. His stupid signature catchphrase "Make like a tree and get outta here" has become very popular with fans - The phrase definitely showed off his arrogance, and stupidity.

Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC. Follow us: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram