Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Administrators and staff reviewed safety procedures.
The Peters Township School District spoke to a number of parents Monday following the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Parents wanted to make sure security measures were in place, according to district spokesperson Shelly Belcher. Schools are locked during school and visitors must go through a procedure to enter to the school. Visitors must show their photo IDs and staff members wear ID badges. "We take it very seriously," Belcher said. A full-time police officer works at the high school and is available for other district schools when needed. "We also have a strong relationship with Peters police," Belcher said. Belcher reminds parents to use the proper visitor procedure as many will be visiting the schools this week for …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Here are some tips to remember as you get ready for the fall semester.
Hey parents: Is your college student headed to college soon? “The start of the fall semester is an exciting time of year for incoming freshman and returning students alike, but it can be easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of campus life and not be as vigilant about personal safety as we should be,” according to StreetSafe, a personal mobile security service that combines the GPS technology in smart phones with a 24-hour state-of-the-art call center. Regardless of if yours is a returning student or a recent Peters Township High School graduate headed to college for the first time, here are some helpful safety tips from Marcia Peot, a full-time police officer and chief safety officer at StreetSafe. 1. Let friends or roommates know …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Peters Township School Board unanimously approved its end of the agreement with the township to contract a full-time officer for the 2012-13 school year.
Peters Township School Board met Monday for a special voting meeting where it unanimously approved its end of the agreement with Peters Township to contract a school resource officer (SRO) for the 2012-13 school year. Board members David Hvizdos and Thomas McMurray were absent. Board Vice President Lori Cuervo said she fully supports having an SRO and looks forward to it, however she expressed concern in job security for the full-time officer. According to the contract, it can extend year-to-year unless terminated by July 1. Cuervo questioned if the officer would be placed back into the police department if the contract was breached next year. Superintendent Nina Zetty said since it involves a union, she believes it is a seniority issue …
Rick Pfeuffer
8:36 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Ok, so PTSD takes their security measures "very seriously". The security measures referred to in this article seem to consist of 1 armed police officer in 1 building several miles from most of the other school buildings in the district. PTSD security also seems to include "locking doors" and a "procedure" for visitors entering the buildings to check in and show ID. Oh, and I don't want to forget … more ›