As the start of a new school year fast approaches, school safety is at the top of mind for many parents. Vermont and Northern New York experienced several swatting incidents during the end of last school year. In the Winooski School District, preparations have been underway not just in the classroom. Local law enforcement has been revising their safety plans following the growing concerns of families when it comes to the safety of their kids while in school. As school safety teams prepare to meet weekly at the beginning of the school year, they want to reassure parents that school safety agencies are ready to handle incidents of any kind, advising that the best thing parents can do in the event of an incident is to wait to hear from proper authorities.”Some of these processes take time time is hard to wait,” said Jason Ziter, Winooski School District School Resource Officer. “When an event is going on it’s really important that we focus on the safety of the staff and the students and the community that’s at the school and let us do our work, let us do our job.”Most schools work to establish lines of mass communication with families through email or text alerts. Officers recommend families take the time to set those up with their schools. In the event of an incident it will likely be a family’s primary source of information and the latest updates.
As the start of a new school year fast approaches, school safety is at the top of mind for many parents.
Vermont and Northern New York experienced several swatting incidents during the end of last school year.
In the Winooski School District, preparations have been underway not just in the classroom.
Local law enforcement has been revising their safety plans following the growing concerns of families when it comes to the safety of their kids while in school.
As school safety teams prepare to meet weekly at the beginning of the school year, they want to reassure parents that school safety agencies are ready to handle incidents of any kind, advising that the best thing parents can do in the event of an incident is to wait to hear from proper authorities.
“Some of these processes take time [and] time is hard to wait,” said Jason Ziter, Winooski School District School Resource Officer. “When an event is going on it’s really important that we focus on the safety of the staff and the students and the community that’s at the school and let us do our work, let us do our job.”
Most schools work to establish lines of mass communication with families through email or text alerts.
Officers recommend families take the time to set those up with their schools. In the event of an incident it will likely be a family’s primary source of information and the latest updates.
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