Volusia County Guardian uniforms were initially designed to be tactical for us to blend in and be able to conceal ourselves. The bright yellow shirts make us an easily visible target. Law enforcement officers in our county wear tactical, subdued colors. Why should a school guardian be in a bright color? If the guardian goes down first, we are unable to keep the school safe. We would like for the district to allow us to wear the black & gray uniforms for our own personal safety.
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Are Guardians intended to blend in? Correct me if I’m wrong, but school shooters have never entered a school, armed and seeking out colors, guardians, or even SROs for that matter. The focus should be your safety, yes, but also the ease with which a student can seek you, visually identify you and request your assistance. A perpetrator can, and often does, wear all black. On a different note, What will changing colors cost?
Haha, ok Michelle.
I agree that the current shirts are tactically unsafe. I also agree with Cilenti. Light grey or white for summer. Its hot out there.
Get rid of the clown shirts. Get back to the vision of what this program is supposed to be.
I agree the yellow shirts are tactically unsafe. As I said during our virtual meeting However I would rather go to light gray summer shirt they gave us or an option. Black is too hot.
I agree
I Agree 100% Being in the USMC K9/Sniper we never wear anything bright especially BRIGHT YELLOW , look at me I AM A BIG YELLOW TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Volusia County Guardian uniforms were initially designed to be tactical for us to blend in and be able to conceal ourselves. The bright yellow shirts make us an easily visible target. Law enforcement officers in our county wear tactical, subdued colors. Why should a school guardian be in a bright color? If the guardian goes down first, we are unable to keep the school safe. We would like for the district to allow us to wear the black & gray uniforms for our own personal safety.
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I can deal with the names I’m called on a daily basis such as bumble bee, etc.. it is not tactically safe it presents us as a large target and the badge gives the public a perception we are police officers, which we are not.
Are Guardians intended to blend in? Correct me if I’m wrong, but school shooters have never entered a school, armed and seeking out colors, guardians, or even SROs for that matter. The focus should be your safety, yes, but also the ease with which a student can seek you, visually identify you and request your assistance. A perpetrator can, and often does, wear all black. On a different note, What will changing colors cost?
Haha, ok Michelle.
I agree that the current shirts are tactically unsafe. I also agree with Cilenti. Light grey or white for summer. Its hot out there.
Get rid of the clown shirts. Get back to the vision of what this program is supposed to be.
I agree the yellow shirts are tactically unsafe. As I said during our virtual meeting However I would rather go to light gray summer shirt they gave us or an option. Black is too hot.
I agree
I Agree 100% Being in the USMC K9/Sniper we never wear anything bright especially BRIGHT YELLOW , look at me I AM A BIG YELLOW TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I can deal with the names I’m called on a daily basis such as bumble bee, etc.. it is not tactically safe it presents us as a large target and the badge gives the public a perception we are police officers, which we are not.