Is Your Child's School Safe?
Could the shooting that took place in Connecticut happen at your child's school?
Katha Blackwell is a columnist with the Lawrenceville Patch. This column, however, is very relevant to all parents in the wake of the Connecticut shooting. The Connecticut shooting has awakened many parents, especially me. Most teachers and school administrators focus on ways to make sure students are present in class, safely getting to the right bus and safely making it home, but the thought of some random person walking into your school and shooting students is not something that we prepare for. Every school goes through the traditional fire drill and hurricane drill, but what about the “Stranger-Danger” drill? The president said it best that this is becoming all too familiar to our nation. So is your child’s school safe? Over the last …
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