Morning Bell: Indiana Schools Reassure, Ramp Up Security After Newtown Shooting
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Eric Mueller sets up angel wood cut-outs in his yard in Newtown, Conn., on Sunday, not far from the elementary school where a gunman killed 26 people and then himself last week.
We posted a roundup of advice for how to talk to your kids or students about scary news events, such as last week’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Here’s more reaction from across Indiana:
—Mike McCoy, Centerville Senior High School assistant principal
Local leaders: School safety ongoing priority – “Leaders of area school corporations receive annual training on safety in an effort to prevent or limit the threat of violence at schools.” Richmond Palladium-Item
Parents, teachers can help kids cope with tragedy – “Fort Wayne Community Schools sent tips to all district teachers on how to talk to students about traumatic events” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Greater Lafayette schools say safety plans are in place – “[Tippecanoe School Corp.] schools have procedures such as locked doors and buzzer systems, and that all TSC principals are trained Indiana school safety specialists.” Lafayette Journal & Courier
Vigo police to ramp up school security – “Students in Vigo County schools can expect to see an increased police presence after a deadly rampage erupted in Connecticut Friday.” Terre Haute Tribune Star
Plus more from the blogosphere…
State, School Officials: School Metal Detectors Create The Illusion Of Safety – Joseph Bergant, superintendent of an Ohio school district touched by its own tragic shooting incident, says he would not recommend metal detectors as a safety measure. StateImpact Ohio
Reactions to Tragedy – “I can’t imagine any teacher in America, or the world for that matter, who hasn’t spent some time in the past 48 hours thinking about what he or she would do if faced with a deadly attack on his or her students.” Live Long & Prosper…
Tragedy breeds stupidity – “I don’t want to be responsible for keeping the gun safe when not needed or having to make the decision to shoot it if it were needed. I want to leave that to the professionals.” A View Through My Eyes