Thursday, December 27, 2012
Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association (NRA) appeared on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday
On Sunday morning Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association (NRA) appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to defend his controversial call to put put armed police officers in our nations schools. “If it’s crazy to call for putting police in and securing our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy,” LaPierre told NBC’s David Gregory. The New York Post called LaPierre a "gun nut" and "NRA loon” on its Saturday’s cover. LaPierre first urged Congress to act on Friday morning, which was the the one week anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," he said on Friday. Local residents had mixed reactions to the NRA's call for …
Friday, December 21, 2012
Parents told administrators that they want a school resource officer reassigned to patrol schools.
About 50 people, most parents, gathered in the Tiverton High School library for a two-hour meeting on safety in schools. Administrators answered questions and described emergency plans and protocols, but the majority of discussion focused on what measures schools could take now to offer additional precautions. "After what happened [in Newtown, CT] on Friday, are we reacting to that? We are," said Supt. William Rearick. "We are fine tuning what we do in Tiverton, in the state and across the country. We are refining what we do and making it better." Rearick commended Tiverton's school community for its handling of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Rearick met with faculty, guidance counselors, emergency responders …
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tiverton school administrators will sit down with parents on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school library and talk safety.
The Tiverton School Committee scheduled a special meeting for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school library to meet with parents and students concerned with safety in the district's five schools. School administrators across Newport County and the country are reevaluating building security and evacuation plans in the wake of the Newtown elementary school shooting last week. On Monday, teachers grappled with student's questions and the state Department of Education (RIDE) circulated reminders to districts throughout the state reminding schools to take safety seriously and comply with RIDE's mandates emergency drills and plans. According to Supt. William Rearick, Tiverton's emergency plans are updated with local public safety officials …
Monday, December 17, 2012
Little Compton school administrators will meet with parents on Wednesday to discuss the current state and future plans for safety as students transition to modular classrooms in January.
Little Compton school administrators will hold an informational meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. for parents concerned with school building safety procedures. In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT, Supt. Kathryn Crowley is working with Little Compton public safety personnel to ensure continued safety as students and faculty transfer into temporary classroom units during renovations at the Wilbur-McMahon School. Classes are expected to move into the temporary units the last week of January and will likely remain there through June. "We are doing everything and reinforcing safety plans," said Crowley on Monday. "We will be transitioning in next the month so the fire chief and police chief will be …
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Joe Sousa.
6:05 am on Friday, December 28, 2012
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