Avon, Avon Lake Schools Have Safety Plans in Place
Avon sends out tips for helping children deal with tragedy.
Although information has now been released that the gunman in the Newtown school shootings gained entry to Sandy Hook elementary school by force, bypassing a newly installed security system, the human element is being credited for possibly saving the lives of many others during the massacre. A custodian ran through the halls alerting teachers and administrators of a “gunman on the loose” as someone else turned on an intercom so teachers could hear the chaos and take defensive measures. It worked; teachers are being credited with saving lives after they hustled students into closets and bathrooms. “Diligence is still the best defense any school has to avoid this type of situation,” Avon Lake Superintendent of Schools Bob Scott, who called …
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