Wednesday, December 19, 2012

RSU 21, Wells-Ogunquit schools review safety after Newtown massacre


KENNEBUNK — School administrators spent the days following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School creating a plan to best meet the needs of their school communities, and making plans to revisit safety procedures.

RSU 21 Superintendent Andrew Dolloff kept in touch with the RSU 21 community through the AlertNow system after a gunman forcefully entered the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 students and six adults last Friday, Dec. 14. Dolloff shared the sadness, anger and confusion many are feeling after the horrific events, but at the same time moved towards proactive and cautionary measures within the district.

“We realize that this wasn’t in our community that this happened, but it could have been and that’s what really brings it home is that little children were murdered and families were torn apart and it was in a community not far from here and not unlike our community,” Dolloff said Monday.

Safety measures are in place for RSU 21 facilities to minimize the likelihood of a similar threat, Dolloff said, including a single point of entry, visual control from each school’s office, and a comprehensive crisis plan that involves drills for evacuations, lock-downs and other scenarios. 

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