I will address exigence for this issue brief by comparing schools that have implemented metal detectors into the security of their schools with those that haven’t and the consequences on both sides. By including statistics of school shootings (and proving that they are rising) I can further implement the urgency that comes with my topic. I think that this will provide a kairotic element into my issue brief when opening it.
The audience that I will target for my issue brief is nationwide school institutions and boards. Obviously all K-12 schools need to be implementing metal detectors at entrances and exits, however if this issue was addressed at a state level its more than possible that no progress would be seen in the country as a whole. Additionally this would need to be done via government because of the divide of different schools in the US (boarding, public, private, charter, etc.) These targeted audiences would thus include the US Secretary for Education, Incumbent Miguel Cardona, and the US Department of Education.
I think you have a great idea and I think you are taking it in a good direction, can’t wait to read it!
I think you are nailing this project. The audience is definetly k-12 schools and think by talking about metal detectors is a perfect idea.
I think another interesting thing that you might want to discuss with your issue brief as well is the budget and how it might be difficult for some schools to afford metal detectors.