Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The district already requires background checks for parents who chaperone parties or overnight activities.
The Lakeville school district's newly formed security task force is about ready to move forward with a proposal that would require parents who wish to volunteer with their child's school to undergo a criminal background check. According to a report in Sun Thisweek, Lakeville schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Snyder told the task force at its Jan. 14 meeting that she would soon be approaching the School Board with the formal recommendation at a board meeting. The district already requires background checks for parents who chaperone parties or overnight activities. This would just re-enforce the background check policy. The policy is just one of many security changes the 20-person task force has identified to change. Some ideas—such as metal …
Friday, December 28, 2012
The task force will look at security and make recommendations to the school board if needed.
Just hours after the Newtown, CT school shooting on Friday that left 28 people dead, including 20 children, Lakeville Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Snyder wrote an email to parents. In it, she offered condolences and sympathy to those affected, and addressed concerns folks may have over Lakeville's own security policies. Snyder was candid in the letter, telling parents she tasked building principals to review their security plans and procedures during the week and send recommendations for improvement. To that end, Snyder has also decided to take administrative action. Within the next two weeks, Lakeville schools will form a task force to make school security recommendations for all schools that the School Board can consider. Those …
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Dr. Snyder: "I have asked all of our principals to review their plans and procedures this week and send me recommendations for improvement."
Editor's note: The following is a letter to Lakeville Area Public School parents, students and families, from Superintendent Dr. Lisa Snyder addressing the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, on Friday. Visit our sister Patch in Newtown for local coverage of the tragedy. Dear ISD 194 Community: It is with disbelief and a saddened heart that I write to you today. By now all of you have heard about the tragic events that occurred yesterday at an elementary school in Connecticut. I want to personally assure you that safety is our absolute number one priority. Although we have safety plans and regular drills in place, there is always room for improvement. To that end, I have asked all of our principals to review their…
Terry Elliott
1:52 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
It's not even a new idea. President Clinton proposed it in 2000 as part of the COPS in Schools program. But now that the NRA has proposed it, liberals are against it. more ›