Lockdown at Elementary and Middle School Draws Ire from Parents
Parents of students at Magill Elementary and Grace Snell Middle say schools should do more to inform parents of what's going on during a lockdown.
After the frightening lockdown at Magill Elementary and Grace Snell Middle on the afternoon of Jan. 9, parents are calling for schools to communicate more openly during a time of crisis. Patch reader Garrett Cronnelly posted the following comment on the original story: "To Magill Elementary Administrators: While we felt secure that our children were being protected by procedures and their teachers, we felt that the lack of communication from Magill and Grace Snell Administrators for 1 1/2 hours from the school was ridiculous and terrifying. A simple recorded message would have been sufficient to calm our fears. Yet over 30 phone calls (neither school answered any of my repeated calls) and countless conversations with neighbors FINALLY …
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Justin Rempe
9:48 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
Craig, I feel you are missing a very important aspect to the lockdown scenario. Dozens of vehicles continued to arrive at JC Magill "AFTER" the school was locked down, putting many more lives potentially into harm's way. I know this because my wife and youngest child were among those to arrive "AFTER" the lockdown, but before the police blocked entry and exit to the pickup area. An immediate text… more ›