Friday, December 21, 2012
The schools join a National PTA effort to decorate the new school attended by students who were displaced after a mass shooting with paper snowflakes.
UPDATE: North Farmington High, Dunckel Middle School and Harrison High Parent Teacher Association (PTA) groups have announced they will collect snowflakes to brighten the lives of children displaced by the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown CT. In list serv messages, the schools indicated they will join a National PTA effort to collect paper snowflakes that will be posted on the walls of the new school attended by Sandy Hook students. The children will not return to their school after a lone gunman forced his way in and killed 20 children and six adults, before turning the gun on himself. Dunckel students were asked to bring in their snowflakes Friday; North Farmington and Harrison students have until Jan. 4, …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Our Patches across the country will take part in a Web Moment of Silence on Friday, and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has requested that state residents pause to remember those lost last week.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has asked for a statewide moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Friday, and Patches in Michigan and across the country will join in a Web Moment of Silence to mark the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Snyder said the moment of silence was requested by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, who issued a proclamation calling on the citizens of Connecticut to observe December 21, 2012, as a day of mourning. Malloy sent a letter to all the nation's governors asking them to observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the fallen. Patch sites across the country will mark the tragedy at 9:30 a.m. EST. Among other sites taking part in the Web Moment of Silence are AOL, Adobe, Foursquare, Hacker News, Duke …
Principal Joe Greene in a list serv message cite an 'indirect threat via social media' as the reason for the security measure.
UPDATE: A classroom lockdown at North Farmington High School was stepped down to a general lockdown, and access to the building will continue to be restricted throughout evening activities. "North Farmington’s lockdown was in response to an indirect threat referencing our school via social media. We became aware of these messages shortly after 7:00 AM this morning," Principal Joe Greene wrote in a list serv email Thursday afternoon. "We immediately secured the building, entered a classroom lockdown, and conducted a rigorous investigation in conjunction with the Farmington Hills Police Department. Our safety protocols worked well and our students and staff were safe as a result throughout the day." Greene praised the response of students, …
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The District cites parent concerns in the wake of a tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT.
Farmington Public Schools Supt. Susan Zurvalec has requested that main entrances at all district schools be locked through the end of the week. Winter vacation starts for students at the end of the school day on Friday; students will return on Jan. 3. The statement, emailed through the district's list serv, explained that school officials have received questions from parents regarding safety and security measures since a lone gunman forced his way into Sandy Hook elementary school and killed 20 children and six adults before turning the gun on himself. School principals have communicated with parents via list serv about safety measures at their buildings. On Monday, Power Upper Elementary School James Anderson announced a change in …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Parents tell police they appreciate the additional security in the wake of a deadly shooting at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, CT.
Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus said Monday morning that parents have thanked officers assigned to patrol local schools, in the wake of Friday's deadly attack at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. According to Newtown Patch, at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, lone gunman Adam Lanza, 20, forced his way into Sandy Hook and killed 20 children and six adults, then killed himself. Funerals for the first two victims were held Monday. "There was probably no parent who dropped off their children at school and felt the same as they did before this incident," Nebus said. "A lot of parents have come up to (the officers) and said they appreciated their presence." Nebus said the additional attention to schools will continue, as much as …
stacy
3:34 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Thank you Joni..reasonable minds can and do differ, the name calling gets nothing accomplished except to define ones character, or lack of... more ›