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Posted: Oct 11th, 2006 01:17 am |
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Hey yall,
I know that I haven't said anything for some time now, but here goes...Today I discovered that our school received an email threat which possibly could have been along the lines of something serious. I kind of guessed that when I went by the school and saw several sheriff cars out front with several deputies talking with OP. I know sometimes officers come by to see OP, but what was going on I didn't know and asking was out of the question. I couldn't get much from anyone.
I didn't know if I wanted to say that I was really concerned or to leave matters to those we trust to protect our kids. What do you think? I do believe that action was taken to heighten security. I found out later that a message was sent home and a letter given to the students to bring to their parents about the situation. I guess we will soon find out if they have a perp.
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DToney
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Posted: Oct 11th, 2006 02:41 am |
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hubby said there was a message around 2:00 today notifying parents of the situation. Also received the note. No "news" other than that. 
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DToney
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Posted: Oct 11th, 2006 09:51 am |
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News2 said there was an incident of E-mail threats, but would not tell the nature of the threat...
I'd like to see some NW rednecks get ahold of whoever it "threatening" our school... they'd think twice about that again! 
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bama80
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Posted: Oct 11th, 2006 12:34 pm |
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Most likely was some punk kid that got suspended for smoking or something stupid and was mad at someone at the school.
or... I could be wrong? nah. not possible.
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Posted: Oct 13th, 2006 01:45 am |
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As I have said before, we really need a surveillance system for NW. It is the largest populated school in Guiford County and it don't have a system. I wonder why. I hope it is not because we consider NW "safe". That's the kind of thinking that cause other schools to be in limbo. We have to require safety parallel to education. If students don't feel that they are safe they will not perform well. There are so many entrances to NWHS it makes me feel uncomfortable thinking about the a violent situation or attack. I'd like to see the PTSA or any other organization rally behind getting a system for the school. I believe we simple are too comfortable with the status quo.
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Posted: Oct 13th, 2006 02:06 am |
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gotobeme wrote: We have to require safety parallel to education.
Amen, but how sad
Students certainly have to feel safe in order to learn.
My thoughts turn to past travels in Japan. Subways & Mass Transit are a way of life. Students wear uniforms, they are TOTALLY safe on all mass transit media, no muggings, no crime. In USA, we would consider subways to be a bigger threat than schools themselves. Yet we still have SRO's walking around in High Schools & some middle schools, which is unheard of in Japan.
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Posted: Oct 13th, 2006 01:48 pm |
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gotobeme wrote: As I have said before, we really need a surveillance system for NW. It is the largest populated school in Guiford County and it don't have a system.
Mr. Kidd was quoted in the Greensboro News & Record this week saying that NWHS will be getting a surveillance system. They are exploring ways to pay for it.
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Posted: Oct 13th, 2006 01:56 pm |
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I think Mr. Kidd has done an excellent job of communicating about the recent email threats. I received, I think, 3 phone messages, a letter and there has been information in the Greensboro paper and on News 2. Good communication keeps the rumor mill from churning away....my student has had very little to say about it all and I don't think she has been worried or felt unsafe.
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 01:36 pm |
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Kris McNeill wrote: I think Mr. Kidd has done an excellent job of communicating about the recent email threats. I received, I think, 3 phone messages, a letter and there has been information in the Greensboro paper and on News 2. Good communication keeps the rumor mill from churning away....my student has had very little to say about it all and I don't think she has been worried or felt unsafe.
I agree, Kris. To be honest, my daughter didn't even know what was going on until she saw the letter to come home.
Because of the timing of the e-mail threat incident, which Mr. Kidd said was reported incorrectly in the daily paper, we were just able to get something about that incident in our paper. I'm now working on an article on the surveillance system and what the community can do to help keep NWHS safe.
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DToney
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 01:47 pm |
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speaking of school safety... that is exactly why my daughter takes her cell phone to school.... at least I can have the assurance that I can contact her to find out if she is OK... or she can alert me if something is going on where she feels jeapordized.
It sure is a different world we live in.... gone are the days when we were afraid to go on the playground because someone said something!
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macca
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 02:55 pm |
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DToney, you bring up an interesting topic. I believe that the high school (maybe it's Guilford County Schools' policy) has a policy that no cell phones are allowed at school. I can understand how they could be very disruptive if they ring throughout the day, but I also know virtually every high schooler has one.... they just turn the ringer off. I think they even send text messages to each other throughout the day...
In other places where there has been violence in schools, parents have been able to communicate with their children and it has been very comforting to them.
Do you think it works to keep the policy as is (I guess -- we have the policy, but as long as phones aren't constantly ringing, we aren't going to enforce it) or because of the times we live in, should GCS/NWHS change its policy? Or do they enforce it? If they do, are they enforcing it appropriately? I mean, I've heard that they confiscate phones, but if they confiscated ALL of them, they'd have to have a vault or something!
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 05:57 pm |
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D'Toney,
I guess I would agree with you about kids being able to carry cell phones during the school day, however, I believe, during a threat that is serious in nature calling on a phone could place a student or other students in jeopardy. Where students are asked to remain quiet cell phones could give away positions. Just thinking presumptuously right now. I would probably want my child to have a cell phone, but also know when it is safe to use it during a crisis. It's kind of like owning a gun and never practice using it and expect to operate it the same as one who is trainied during a moment of defense. Foolish. We need to talk to our kids and walk them through a possible scenario. It may not be the actual event, but if we give them some training, this training could assist greatly if needed. Lets not teach our kids to call us if something is going on at the school unless they are safe to do so. That may or may not be so during a threat event.
Mr. Kidd is doing an awesome job with the help of his administrative staff. I believe NW can be an example school for all the rest, we have to work as a community to make it work. Yes, I believe we need a system because of the size of our school and because we have so many avenues of entry along with separate buildings.
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 09:53 pm |
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gotobeme wrote: Mr. Kidd is doing an awesome job with the help of his administrative staff. I believe NW can be an example school for all the rest, we have to work as a community to make it work. Yes, I believe we need a system because of the size of our school and because we have so many avenues of entry along with separate buildings.
It's really great to be reading positive comments about NWHS after some of the past instability.
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macca
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 10:32 pm |
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| What is the policy on cell phones in school? I can understand they're not allowed, but in times such as these in which violence is going on at schools, I can see how people would feel more comfortable with their children having a cell phone to contact them in case of a real emergency. What happens if a student is caught with a cell phone, even if the ringer is turned off? Does anyone know???
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DToney
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Posted: Oct 15th, 2006 11:45 pm |
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macca wrote: What is the policy on cell phones in school? I can understand they're not allowed, but in times such as these in which violence is going on at schools, I can see how people would feel more comfortable with their children having a cell phone to contact them in case of a real emergency. What happens if a student is caught with a cell phone, even if the ringer is turned off? Does anyone know??? as far as I know, they will confiscate a phone that rings, but if it is off or on silent not being used, they allow them. We are also prone to use text messaging for quick messages or if something is arwy... works fine for us!
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