Heightened Police Presence A New Normal At Area Schools
Increased police presence at local schools will become part of everyday operations in wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.
Teacher Talks Down Student With Gun –Huffington Post, Jan. 10 Lockdown at Elementary and Middle School Draws Ire from Parents - Snellville Patch, Jan. 9. Despite the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre occurring a month ago, area school districts aren't quite ready to return to a sense of normalcy. School districts continue to implement forms of heightened security in the tragedy's aftermath. Both Bartow County Schools and Cartersville City schools continued with its increased police presence on their campuses when their second semester got underway earlier this week. Cartersville Police Capt. Mark Camp said officers will continue patrolling city schools and surrounding areas for the remainder of the school year. Also, three school …
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C'mon Man....
10:27 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
Wow Monty.... I was just commenting on the article. In MY opinion CCSD is not protecting the children OR even the parents that volunteer their time at the school. How can CCSD tell parents there are procedures in place that require ALL exterior doors to be locked, when in FACT the doors are NOT locked? Don't give parents/children false sense of security when there isn't anything being done to … more ›