Safety in our schools should be of great importance.
There are many aspects of safety that need to be considered…Students, teachers, the school environment, procedures.
Since Columbine and 9-11, we have domestic and world terrorism to plan and think about.
We have the House of Correction on our doorstep.
Every School District has a Safety Committee.
Every School District has a plan.
On our District's website they have an “About Our District” page.
On that page is a link to the Safety Committee.
Also, there is a “New Addition to the Website” that has just been announced.
It is a “Business Services Portion.”
“Thanks to this addition, you will be able to find information about Finance, Transportation, Building and Grounds and Technology Support Services.”
I have been looking over the site since school began this year. With the Board Goals we should expect some changes.
Last night I found this regarding the Safety Committee:
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I don’t know about you, but I have some questions.
Who is on the Safety Advisory Committee?
Who is on the School Crisis Teams?
Who is on the Student /Employee Health Committees and what are their functions?
How often do these Committees meet?
What are the Crisis Response Guidelines?
This chart was designed to “keep the community informed?”
Just how is this chart doing that?
The only thing we ever hear about our Safety Team doing, as far as I am aware, is having, in conjunction with the city, mock accident/disaster preparedness, as the city did at Forest Park Middle School this summer. And we hear about that after the fact. Now of course, that's a good thing; but we need to hear more.
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09/18/08
ATTENTION!
Dear Parents and Franklin Community Members:
Throughout the day today, all Junior and Senior students will be participating in a "Mock Crash" activity in coordination with the City of Franklin Police and Fire Departments, as well as emergency services personnel from Froedtert Hospital, the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Flight For Life. This activity includes a dramatization of a serious car accident that includes serious injuries and a fatality. Our goal is to make a strong impression on our students relative to the dangers of driving and the importance of being attentive and safe whenever they are behind the wheel. This includes the importance of always wearing a seat belt, the necessity that they never travel in a vehicle with a driver who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and the dangers of inattentive behaviors like cell phone use while driving. This activity was not disclosed in advance because we believe, and the professionals who have done this before have experienced, that the impact of this event is much greater if students did not have advance notice.
I want to thank the members of the high school staff and the professionals associated with the organizations involved today for their wonderful work putting this event together for the benefit of our students.
Sincerely,
Mike Cady
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Here are the cars from the "mock accident" on the FHS track.
I have in my notes and on tape from the Buildings and Grounds meeting last week that this event was supposed to take place next week on the 23rd. The element of surprise I suppose...
Now that it has taken place, track repairs will begin.
