Heightened Police Presence A New Normal At Area Schools
Increased police presence at local schools will become part of everyday operations in wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.
Teacher Talks Down Student With Gun – Huffington Post, Jan. 10 Lockdown at Elementary and Middle School Draws Ire from Parents - Snellville Patch, Jan. 9. Despite the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre occurring a month ago, area school districts aren't quite ready to return to a sense of normalcy. School districts continue to implement forms of heightened security in the tragedy's aftermath. Fulton County Schools plan to continue its enhanced secuirty presence, said spokesperson Susan Hale. "Elementary schools will be routinely visited and patrolled throughout the day by the school resource officers of their neighboring middle and high schools," she added. "We’re also asking local jurisdictions to continue with their patrols." Fulton …
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Jennifer Steady
3:48 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
To create an environment for students to be loved and cared by those in Fulton County School System, the teachers in Fulton County School System should be loved and cared as well. The other day, when I read the comments about Ronnie Wade, Fulton County School System's Chief Human Resource Officer, I was very sad to see the way teachers were treated. The fact that derogatory words like "Pintos" … more ›