Friday, January 25, 2013
Missouri's Governor was at Oak Brook Elementary School in Ballwin Thursday.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon reinforced some already-stated education policy goals Thursday in a St. Louis County visit ahead of Monday's State of The State address, and also discussed school security in a visit to Oak Brook Elementary School in the Parkway School District. After meeting with district administrators in private and then visiting an Early Education classroom, he talked in the school's library of creating a "seamless" path of education from Pre-K programs to college. Governor Nixon said he would request "additional resources" to fund early education programs, noting the connection between Pre-K and success later in life. He did not identify a dollar amount, but called it a "smart investment with a very big return." He …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Requiring ID badges to be worn and added police procedures are now the norm at Pattonville High School.
For Pattonville High School Principal Joe Dobrinic, so far so good when it comes to new security procedures in place as of the second semester. As Patch previously reported, high school students are now required to wear the ID badges they already have, as a way for staff to identify who should be in the building. Last month, the district announced the requirement after a former student was arrested while roaming the halls. The incident happened prior to the December Newtown, CT shooting which drew nationwide attention to the issue of school security. In addition to the badges, there are increased police procedures on campus. A Maryland Heights Police officer outside the building will verbally question a visitor's reason for being on campus…
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The ID badge policy is not related to the Newtown shootings which left 26 people dead.
When Pattonville High School students return to class Thursday, there will be an additional security protocol in place. Students are already required to carry an ID badge at school, but beginning Thursday, they will need to wear them. The new protocol came after a former student was recently arrested for roaming the halls of the building after claiming he was there to re-enroll. The new policy was announced prior to the shooting in Newtown, CT which left 26 people, including 20 students dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The IDs will also be required of staff members in the building. A letter sent to parents last month also mentioned potential changes to enhance security measures at the school's front entrance and front desk. A district…
Friday, December 14, 2012
School districts around the nation are coping with the news out of Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman killed at least 26 people, Friday, including 20 children at an elementary school.
Pattonville school officials said late Friday that police in Maryland Heights, St. Ann and Bridgeton checked in with school district campuses there in the wake of the deadly shooting spree which erupted Friday at Newtown, Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School. Newtown Patch reports at least 26 people are dead, including 20 children. Pattonville School Superintendent Michael Fulton addressed a letter to all district parents Friday: Dear Pattonville parents/guardians: As you may have heard, there has been a school shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to all those impacted by this terrible tragedy. During times like this it is only natural to think of our own children. As …
