Graham Middle School at 1175 Castro Street, Mountain View, California.

Over the course of the last few years in Graham, I’ve come to realize how things at this school has changed. While there are many great things about this school, academically, there are a few issues on the safety side. Way before I heard about any threats or shootings of some type, I’ll admit, I felt a bit unsafe at this school. It’s not so much about the people, but about the possibilities. Our school is wide open to anyone. Any person or anything can get into the school without any trouble. And our lack of preparation makes us even more exposed to danger. We have only ever practiced drills that would prepare us for cases such as natural disasters. But what we don’t realize, is that natural disasters aren’t the only type of threats around. Maybe, not everyone will agree with me, but I propose that we try practicing code red drills, and other related topics. We can also try and have more security around the school. This is my last year at Graham, but my only hope is that this school improves in security and that students are safer than they were when I attended. I understand some people may feel that things like these are unecessary, but issues like these need to be discussed and acted upon.