Post by WeNeed3 on Dec 12, 2008 17:31:22 GMT -5
Message from the Superintendent on Waubonsie Valley
Reported by janet_buglio@ipsd.org on 12/12/08
This has been a challenging week for our community with Waubonsie Valley High School placed on lockdown on Wednesday. This was the first time one of our schools was placed on a major lockdown. I would like to commend our staff and the police for the job they did in keeping our children safe. I would also like to thank the Waubonsie Valley students and parents for their patience and cooperation during what was a very stressful time. Thank you also to the many community members who have sent supportive emails and phone calls to both the school and the district.
We provided parents updates via phone calls, emails, and information posted online. We also had district representatives, along with the Aurora Police, providing information and answering questions to all those who gathered at the Eola Community Center. But in situations such as this, the one piece of information that we all anxiously waited for was the "all clear" from the police.
During the coming days we will continue to debrief with our staff and with the Aurora Police Department to learn from Wednesday's activities. Although we hope there will never be a "next time", our meetings will help us focus on lessons learned and discuss areas that could be handled differently in the future.
I encourage you to take a moment to talk with your children about the serious consequences associated with making threats and/or bringing weapons or look-alike weapons to school. There is nothing more important than keeping our children safe, and the decisions our students make are critical to our success.
Thank you for your continued support.
Stephen Daeschner
Superintendent
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=21358
Reported by janet_buglio@ipsd.org on 12/12/08
This has been a challenging week for our community with Waubonsie Valley High School placed on lockdown on Wednesday. This was the first time one of our schools was placed on a major lockdown. I would like to commend our staff and the police for the job they did in keeping our children safe. I would also like to thank the Waubonsie Valley students and parents for their patience and cooperation during what was a very stressful time. Thank you also to the many community members who have sent supportive emails and phone calls to both the school and the district.
We provided parents updates via phone calls, emails, and information posted online. We also had district representatives, along with the Aurora Police, providing information and answering questions to all those who gathered at the Eola Community Center. But in situations such as this, the one piece of information that we all anxiously waited for was the "all clear" from the police.
During the coming days we will continue to debrief with our staff and with the Aurora Police Department to learn from Wednesday's activities. Although we hope there will never be a "next time", our meetings will help us focus on lessons learned and discuss areas that could be handled differently in the future.
I encourage you to take a moment to talk with your children about the serious consequences associated with making threats and/or bringing weapons or look-alike weapons to school. There is nothing more important than keeping our children safe, and the decisions our students make are critical to our success.
Thank you for your continued support.
Stephen Daeschner
Superintendent
ipsdweb.ipsd.org/News.aspx?id=21358