Oakland County, Michigan (CBS Detroit) – School threats continue to rise across America. Schools in the Metro Detroit area are no strangers to incidents as well. Are students affected every time a hoax or threat occurs?
Detroit Now News spoke with Dr. Ronald Samarian. head of psychiatry At Coawell Health William Beaumont University in Royal Oak.
Mental health experts say there’s a difference between hearing about threats and being in a threatening situation. Once a school threat is made, he understands how it can provoke a reaction.
“Students can react in a variety of ways, either immediately feeling threatened and having a fight-or-flight reaction, or being casually taken by other students and saying, ‘This is a boy screaming a wolf.’ On second thought, it can be a bit numb, says Dr. Samarian.
Doctors believe that younger students, such as those in elementary school, are more likely to be exposed to school threats than older children.
“There is no one-size-fits-all. Some students become very angry, and students with an anxious disposition experience high levels of anxiety not only at school, but also at school and at home when they are expected to return to school. I think I will keep it.”
Proximity is also a factor in how students react to school threats.
“If you’re in a school system, you’re more likely to feel insecure than if you’re two or three communities away or out of state,” he noted.
A student’s natural temperament and home environment can also influence the reaction. However, given the school’s threat, Dr. Samarian feels there is another group that needs to be considered.
“In my prejudice, I think this affects parents more than students.” continued.
November 3rdSouth Lyon High School students were evacuated after a bomb threat was reported.
Before everything cleared up at the scene, Detroit Now News watched as the family was on their way to pick up their loved ones.
I spoke with grandparents who had arrived on the scene to pick up their two grandchildren. Bridgette her Delaney South wants her parents and guardians to start taking accountability, with her second-generation student grandson at Lyon High School.
The school was shut down on Monday, Oct. 31, after receiving threats, and on Oct. 25, after authorities found a note on the second-floor bathroom wall that someone was trying to shoot the school. .
According to Delaney, accountability is required. She continued, “This is no joke. It’s no joke that four kids from Oxford couldn’t get home. Their parents couldn’t pick them up from school.
Dr. Samarian believes that school threats only make life more difficult for students with pre-existing conditions such as anxiety.
“There are people who are very anxious and being threatened repeatedly gives them a feeling that they are never safe. It’s tragic,” he noted.
According to Dr. Samarian, as schools become more intimidating, perceptions of violence among students in general may change.
Overall, the chief of psychiatry feels that students should keep moving forward. “Despite these threats, I think it’s important that we keep them focused and focused on what they want to do with their lives.”
