Wednesday, February 13, 2013
St. Charles School District Superintendent Jeff Marion says social media presents a unique challenge to schools in regards to school safety.
Following news that several Ferguson-Florissant School District students were involved a fight at St. Charles West High School, Ferguson-Florissant officals are still awaiting for a complete police investigation to hand down punishment. Meanwhile St. Charles School District Superintendent Jeff Marion, speaking on school safety to St. Charles Patch, said, "the only thing that might have made a difference is if someone, if some of the kids, had given us a heads up. Maybe we could have talked to parents and kids and intervened." The fight began on a social media website between students from St. Charles West the Ferguson-Florissant School District and culminated Feb. 8 when several teenagers, some of whom attend the Ferguson-Florissant …
Friday, February 1, 2013
If you are concerned about safety in Hazelwood schools, this is your opportunity hear about safety measures, to voice your concerns and have questions answered.
As student safety has moved to the forefront in the past month with several shcool shootings nationwide, and safety incidents within the Hazelwood School District (HSD) will be hosting Parent Engagement Forums on school safety. The forums will be an opportunity for HSD to share the safety and security revisions, according to the district website, and also allow for parent feedback and input on the safety plans. All Parent Engagement Forums will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP. Contact Susie Chochol at (314) 953-5065 or schochol@hazelwoodschools.org. The dates are as follows: To read additional articles on HSD School Safety see: Plug into your community. Like Florissant Patch on Facebook and sign up for the…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
However, law enforcement and school district officials said a meeting of the Safe Schools Partnership Program Thursday morning produced meaningful discussions on other ways to prevent a repeat of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut last week.
Law enforcement and school district officials said a meeting of the Safe Schools Partnership program Thursday morning produced meaningful discussions about ways the two groups can work together to improve safety at St. Louis-area schools in the wake of last week’s tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. “It was a very frank and open conversation between law enforcement and school officials about what can we do, what else can we do,” St. Louis County Police Department Chief Tim Fitch said in an interview with Patch after the meeting, which involved police departments and school districts from across the St. Louis area. Fitch made national headlines earlier this week when he put forward the idea of arming school officials as a way of …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The department plans to meet with officials from public, private and parochial schools throughout the city Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss school security.
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, local police are on alert, adding new precautionary measures to their already-rigorous safety plans. Read more: St. Louis County Police Chief Wants to Arm School Officials With Guns The Florissant Police Department is taking procative measures when it comes to keeping local students safe. Police Chief William Karabas said Monday that the department plans to meet with local school officials to discuss school security. Read more: What Can Schools Do to Boost Security for Students? The meetings, which involve officials from both the Hazelwood and Ferguson-Florissant school districts, as well as those from private and parochial schools within the city limits, …
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9:26 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Preventing another Massacre by Jeff Jacoby Good laws will never abolish all evil. A must read: http://www.aish.com/ci/s/Preventing-another-Massacre.html more ›