Drills and practice are an important part of a school community. Knowing what to do in case of a fire provides a school with a plan that ensures safety for the school family. The same goes for having lockdown drills and plans. What an awesome job the students and staff of Chardon High School did yesterday in the face of such a horrendous time. Due to the plan they had in place and numerous practices, that school community was spared additional tragedies. If you are a parent, please become knowledgeable about the lockdown procedures at your child's school and make sure your child knows what to do! If your child's school doesn't have a lockdown procedure....you need to make your voice heard to the local school board and have that remedied right away!!!
It's also important for students to realize the importance of informing an adult of any tweets, Facebook posts, conversations or texts that indicate someone is going to hurt another individual or bring a weapon to school. Nothing should be taken lightly when that happens...in fact, due to students reporting such things recently, authorities at 5 different schools around the country were able to stop a tragedy from occurring!!!
Educators and school staff take the job of student safety seriously and I just want to say... Thank you to each of them for the job they do each and every day to make their schools a safe place for children!! You do make a difference!!!
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I was saddened by this tragic event too. I know the week before my son did have a practice lockdown at his school so I know they are doing what they can in our area to help the kids in that event. More needs to be done about bullying and kids on the fringe who feel they would rather take out their emotions on their agressors than talk to someone about those feelings and what they can do to engage support and help from others in their school. It's sad all the way around.
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