Gold star. Exactly correct. One of our town cops has a son at my daughter's school. He arrives in his unmarked car, but in uniform. No one EVER has said to him your gun is making me squeamish. He's also a really nice guy. I'm glad to see him around.

We do here in my town as well. I think those parents and admins are completely clueless. Personally, the kids in the elementary schools here LOVE when they see the police officer. They go up and ask all sorts of questions. It's very cool. I think that since they are doing their job at our schools and are hired to do so, to not be in uniform is absurd.

These people are never going to change. They are ignorant frightened rabbits.

Please tell me that you are kidding....

Every school in my county has an armed, and uniformed, officer on campus daily. Their police vehicle is parked right at the main entrance. The kids interact with the resource officer, and we have had no issues for as long as I can remember.

The parents that complained, and the school officials, are total jerks.

When a uniformed police officer, most likely on his way to work, is asked not to wear his uniform and gun when dropping off his daughter at school, the principal and superintendent should be counseled, the parents to mind their own business and be thankful he was there. If they have this kind of attitude, guess what, they are the next target, God forbid. But some crazy with a gun now knows THIS school is an easy target. These people have been coddled and protected for so long they no longer recognize what it takes, nor have the will to take the necessary steps, to be safe. May they never have to find out.