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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Rockwood Hopes to Add $5M in New Security Features

Improving safety measures has been a renewed emphasis this month throughout the Rockwood School District. This article follows up a previous article regarding whether the district's security "is enough."

In the aftermath of the shooting deaths at Newtown, CT, Rockwood School District students, parents, teachers and staff returned to school after winter break a few weeks ago with a heightened awareness and interest in safety and security measures. Trying to stay ahead of this important initiative, Rockwood Superintendent Bruce Borchers called a meeting among administrators and principals on Jan. 2, prior to classes starting, to make sure current safety procedures were being enforced properly. See related article: Rockwood Security: Is It Enough? Borchers said one of things shared by principals at this meeting was many school offices do not have a “line-of-sight” with the front entrance of the school. He said it was suggested the …

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Rockwood School District -- Administrative Center, Rockwood Security: Is It Enough?, and Rockwood $38.4M No-Tax Increase Bond Approved for April Ballot

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Eileen Tyrrell

12:57 am on Monday, January 28, 2013

I agree with you Joyce. We can have all the security measure in place, however, if they are not followed and enforced by staff than what is the purpose. Eileen Tyrrell CoFounder/Spokesperson RS for RS   more ›

Friday, January 25, 2013

Rockwood Security: Is It Enough?

Rockwood School District officials say safety remains the top priority, but some parents would like to know more about options that could involve community volunteers. The district is set to host the next Safe Schools Partnership meeting Jan. 31.

Rockwood School District Superintendent Bruce Borchers recently blogged that principals and school leaders met on Jan. 2, before students returned to school from winter break, to focus on school safety. "I want to assure you keeping our students and staff safe is always our first priority. While we have taken a number of steps to provide a safe and secure environment, we will never stop looking at what we can do to be even better," he said. However, one Rockwood parent from Eureka, Dottie Bailey, addressed the Rockwood Board of Education directors on Jan. 17 about securing certified, armed adults at all schools, as reported by Patch:  Rockwood Resident Asks District to Honor Second Amendment Rights at Schools Bailey recommends forming a …

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Rockwood School District -- Administrative Center, Rockwood Resident Asks District to Honor Second Amendment Rights at Schools, Eureka City Hall, and 2 more ›

Jeanna Benny

4:42 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Safety for everyone in the district should come first. I commend Rockwood School District for having a Safe Schools Partnership meeting on January 31st. I hope alot will come out of this meeting to move the district forward in making a difference with the new effective safety procedures while the Law enforcements are in charge of the changes. I was reading in the suburban journal that many South …   more ›

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