ktvu's ann ruben is here now. ann tells us why authorities would like to try these two suspects together. ann. >> well, authorities say it's a question of time and money. they had preferred to call their witnesses only once and though a trial is a long way off, today's first joint court appearance lasted just a matter of minutes. >> for the first time, they appeared in court together. 26-year-old jonathan willbanks and his alleged accomplish 15-year-old mull droe. authorities believe the two were responsible for a crime spree november 16th that include several armed robbery, the attempted murder of a police officer and the fatal shooting of a campbell man during a carjacking attempt. de spite his age, mull droe is being tried as an adult though it's only willbanks who can potentially face the death penalty. neither entered a plea today. in the coming weeks as many as 50 cds worth of police reports, recordings and surveillance images will be compiled. authorities say with the case of this magnitude, the wheels of ju

so anne ruben is at richmond high school there. >> reporter: we're here at richmond high school.they have security cameras, gates, and armed guards. and while officials and parents say it seems to help, the idea of making it universal is being met with mixed reviews. >> my -- no guns for everybody. >> the give ups aren't the issue. it's our people who are having the problems. >> putting people with guns around our kids is just not helpful. >> i think it sends the wrong idea to the kids. >> reporter: for many schools this is already reality. oakland, san francisco and san jose unified have armored police at schools. school board members say it appears to make a difference. >> i would say that it's a mixed feeling, but the perception in the community. >> reporter: right now 20 armed officers and 40 site supervisories handle just the middle and high schools. about $5 million a year. officials don't know how they'd pay to staff the elementary schools too. >> how am i going to put armed police officers at 50 school ??? i think it's about a third of schools have armed security. >> repo