An American in her thirties took a whole day of school pretending to be her 13-year-old daughter. One way of denouncing the weakness of security measures in schools, while armed attacks are regular in the country.
This scenario is worthy of a Netflix series! Casey Garcia, mother of a 13-year-old teenager, has infiltrated her daughter Julie’s college in El Paso, Texas, USA, pretending to be her for a whole day. Point of rejuvenation in sight, but an action denouncing the security loopholes in schools, reports the Washington post June 7, 2021. Despite her 30 years, the American, dressed in a Marvel hoodie and the lower part of her face covered by her mask, was able to enter college without any difficulty. Equipped with his smartphone, Casey Garcia did not miss a second of this incongruous return. A video visible on his YouTube.
In a relaxed atmosphere, Casey Garcia even spoke to the teachers during a break and greeted the college principal in a hallway. “I was there all day, in front of the teachers, she explains to CBS 12. It wasn’t difficult. ” It was only at the end of the day that the masquerade was unveiled, when a teacher noted that the mother of the family was not his student. Placed in detention with a bond of 7,908 dollars (or nearly 6,500 euros), the mother of the family was released. However, she is charged with suspicion of criminal trespassing and forgery of documents. Jeannie Meza-Chavez, academic manager, nonetheless acknowledged “a flaw that allowed this intrusion” and announced that security measures would be “reassessed and strengthened”. For Casey Garcia, the answer to these “flaws” is the establishment of metal detectors in all establishments receiving children / adolescents.
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American school shootings
“I don’t think it should have gone that far. I’m telling you: we need better security in our schools, said the 30-something in another of his videos. All I’m trying to do is prevent another mass slaughter. ” The United States has seen many shootings in middle and high schools. The one engraved in collective memory is the Columbine massacre in 1999. Two teenagers had killed 13 people. Since this tragedy, more than 248,000 children in 260 schools have been victims of violence with a weapon, recalls the Washington Post. A long-debated but never redefined subject, the ownership and possession of firearms divides society across the Atlantic. Note that according to a study published in 2018 by the Pedatric magazine, gunshot death is the third leading cause of death for American children.