Following a walk-through of district schools earlier this week by a expert in the field of school safety, school officials heard a list of recommendations on boosting the safety and security of their buildings.
Following a walk-through of district schools earlier this week by a expert in the field of school safety, school officials heard a list of recommendations on boosting the safety and security of their buildings.
School officials weren’t scheduled to do their annual review of safety and security on district campuses until later this school year, but given the recent horrific events at Sandy Hook Elementary, Superintendent Martin Lexmond said it is chief they look at the district’s protocols sooner rather than later. Tuesday night, Dennis Lewis, consultant and co-founder of Edu-Safe, presented his findings to Shorewood officials after he walked through district schools earlier this week. Edu-Safe is an advisory and training organization established to assist school administrators and others with the task of providing safe schools. Lewis said the scope of his work was fairly narrow, as he only spent two days in the district, but it focused on how …
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Patch surveyed Milwaukee-area school districts about security measures in place at their schools See how Shorewood compares with other Milwaukee-area districts.
The tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut stole 26 lives and again opened the door on conversations about gun control and mental health. But another topic that has emerged is security in schools, and whether we are doing enough to keep children safe. Following the shooting, the National Rifle Association advocated arming teachers and stationing armed guards in schools. Patch surveyed Milwaukee area school districts on their schools' security practices. The 16 districts that responded to the survey are: Cudahy, Nicolet High School, Glendale-River Hills/Mapledale-Indian Hill, Muskego-Norway, Greendale, Shorewood, Oak Creek-Franklin, Menomonee Falls, Mequon-Theinsville, Racine Unified School District, Whitefish Bay, …
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Parents share their thoughts and school officials discuss security and safety within the Shorewood district after an unfathomable tragedy in Connecticut.
"The major purpose of my existence is protecting children; I don’t understand how someone can be on the other end of that spectrum," Atwater Elementary School Principal Tim Kenney said. Struggling to find the words to put perspective on Friday's grisly shooting that killed 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, CT, Kenney said he has experienced the gamut of emotions. With school officials and district parents trying to make sense of it all, Kenney —who oversees the district's security procedures — said families will receive an email alert explaining that Shorewood schools are cognizant of the horrible tragedy in Newtown and safety within the district is a top priority. “Obviously when something like this happens, parents are more than …
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A ban at Waukesha West rankled some students and parents, though it's been done in other areas of the country. Administrators cite safety reasons; students say backpacks are more efficient.
Waukesha West High School banned backpacks during the school day this year. Principal David Towers said the ban was made for issues of safety and to prevent contraband —drugs, alcohol and weapons — from being carried around. Such bans have taken place elsewhere, both permanently and temporarily. Fargo, ND, schools took the step last year. And a school district in New York state banned backpacks and purses for a period last spring following two arrests, one for a marijuana sale and one for a gun threat. Students, predictably, were displeased. Some started a Facebook event to rally protests; though more than 300 people joined the event, nobody has posted to the page since Sept. 6. But anyone who spent their high school days lugging stacks of…
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12:22 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
But how does that work if kids have physical issues with their body? They have say a limp arm and cant carry books then how does this work? more ›
David Tatarowicz
10:30 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
@CD A very apt description indeed "no brainer" more ›