Saturday, April 20, 2013
The Ad Hoc Safety & Security Committee issued a slew of recommendations to enhance security at Cherokee County schools.
If funding can be secured, the Cherokee County School Board should hire more officers for its School Police Department. That's one of several recommendations issued on Thursday by the Ad Hoc Safety & Security Committee to the school board during its work session. The committee, which was formed by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo, have recommended: The committee made it clear that it "opposes any legislation that would empower teachers or other designated school district staff — with the exception of certified police officers — to possess or carry a firearm on a secondary school campus." Other recommendations include adding additional camera systems at 13 schools, implementing a mass notification/panic alarm system at all …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The board's Trends in Education work session is filled to the brim with topics of interest for board members and district staff.
The Cherokee County School Board has a packed work session agenda tonight that will cover everything from education funding, the impact of state legislation to enhanced security. The work session will start at 5:30 p.m. at the historic Canton High School/School Board auditorium. The work session will follow its regular meeting, which will start at 7 p.m. The board and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo will go over its fiscal forecast and discuss the impact of sequestration, the 2013 legislative session, property tax and sales tax revenue and the tentative 2013-14 budget. For trends in education, the board will discuss increased accountability for student achievement, expanded school choice, enhanced safety and security and the…
Saturday, January 19, 2013
The Ad Hoc Safety and Security Committee will perform safety and security assessments of all district campuses over the next month.
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Ad Hoc Safety and Security Committee will perform safety and security assessments of all district campuses over the next month.
The newly formed Ad Hoc Safety and Security Committee will take the next step in its task to help the district protect its students, faculty and staff. The committee will do safety and security checks of all district campuses over the next month, school district staff informed the Cherokee County School Board during Thursday's work session. After the assessments are completed, the committee will meet to review the findings and possibly issue recommendations to the district. The committee met on Tuesday of this week and reviewed documents, key events and safety measures the school district has implemented since 1998, said District Spokesperson Barbara Jacoby. A review of what the committee went over during the meeting is attached in the .…
Friday, January 11, 2013
Increased police presence at local schools will become part of everyday operations in wake of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy.
Teacher Talks Down Student With Gun –Huffington Post, Jan. 10 Lockdown at Elementary and Middle School Draws Ire from Parents - Snellville Patch, Jan. 9. Despite the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre occurring a month ago, area school districts aren't quite ready to return to a sense of normalcy. School districts continue to implement forms of heightened security in the tragedy's aftermath. Both Bartow County Schools and Cartersville City schools continued with its increased police presence on their campuses when their second semester got underway earlier this week. Cartersville Police Capt. Mark Camp said officers will continue patrolling city schools and surrounding areas for the remainder of the school year. Also, three school …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The standing committee was named last week by Dr. Frank Petruzielo and will include district staff members, local law enforcement agencies and members of the community.
The Cherokee County School District has released the names of those who will serve on its Ad Hoc Safety and Security Committee. County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo announced the committee's formation last week. Mark Kissel, chief of the Cherokee County School District Police Department, will serve as the committee chair. District staff member serving on the committee are: All Cherokee County law enforcement agencies will be represented on the committee: Members of the community who will serve on the committee include Adam Belanger, who serves on the Holly Springs PTA; Sharon Booz of the Woodstock High School PTA; and Debi Radcliff of Safe Kids Cherokee County. The committee will meet before the Cherokee County School…
Sunday, January 6, 2013
The standing School Safety and Security Ad Hoc Committee will consist of senior level district staff, parents, principals and law enforcement agency representatives.
Friday, January 4, 2013
The standing School Safety and Security Ad Hoc Committee will consist of senior level district staff, parents, principals and law enforcement agency representatives.
Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo announced on Friday that he's established a School Safety and Security Ad Hoc Committee. The committee, he noted, will consist of parents, principals, upper-level district staff personnel and representatives from local law enforcement agencies. "This committee will meet regularly to assess current and emerging school safety initiatives, as well as determine the programmatic, operational and fiscal impact of the School District’s safety and security protocols and practices," Petruzielo said in his letter issued on Friday. The committee will meet before the Cherokee County School Board's Jan. 17 meeting to brief school board members with additional information. The district last …
Kristal Dixon
12:18 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
I don't think state law would allow for CCSD to use SPLOST funds to make those kinds of purchases. more ›