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Monday, February 27, 2012

Area Schools React to Chardon Shooting

Chardon High School shooting spurs police presence, notes of reassurance to area parents

A student is dead and four others injured after a student opened fire at Chardon High School in Geauga County this morning. School districts in the area responded quickly, sending notes to parents and students reassuring them of their own safety practices in the event of a dangerous situation. MORE:    See below for area school district's reactions, and watch throughout the day as more reactions are added. Beachwood City Schools Superintendent Rich Markwardt sent an email to parents just before 10 a.m. noting that the students practiced lockdown drills with Beachwood Police earlier this year and that officers were dispatched to keep an eye on Beachwood schools when the news broke this morning. In a note to Beachwood High School students …

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Beachwood Board of Education (in Beachwood Patch), Beachwood High School (in Beachwood Patch), Solon City Schools (in Solon Patch), and 9 more ›

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11:49 am on Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Jon, I couldn't agree with you more.   more ›

Chardon Shooting: Do You Worry About Your Kids?

How do you address this news with children?

A student is dead and four students are injured after a shooting at Chardon High School, WKYC reports. Parents rushed to the schools to make sure their own children were ok, and tearful reunions were broadcast on local TV news reports. In light of these events, do you worry about your kids safety? Take our poll. How do you explain these kinds of events to your kids? Tell us in the comments.

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Jack Kelly

8:41 am on Friday, March 2, 2012

Chardon didn't have a plan? What are you talking about? Chardon DID have a plan and it was put into action on Monday. A school safety plan -- outside of students, staff and emergency/safety personnel -- should NOT be public information (and anyone who thinks it should be REALLY needs to think long and hard why it should NOT be). And their plans are coordinated with local safety forces. Unlike the…   more ›

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