The Public School System vows to carry the responsibility of keeping the best interests of students first as well as maintaining a safe and protected environment for the students while they are in schools.<\/p>\n
Board of Education chair Marylou C. Ada said that they are very much aware of shooting events in the U.S. mainland and that they are keeping close watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe recent shooting in Florida was truly heartbreaking and we are looking at how best we can avoid situations like that to keep our students safe. We have met with our crisis management team and we are looking for solutions and best scenarios to keep gun violence away from our schools,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognize that just because those circumstances happen in the mainland, it doesn\u2019t mean it cannot happen here. We are establishing preventive measures in place so that\u2026we are ready,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Ada said that public schools are currently doing lockout and man-made violence drills but they plan to add some more.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to do a lot of drills and safety measures for the students to be accustomed to situations acted out in the drills so when that happens we are not confused, we will not be in a position wherein we don\u2019t know what to do or who to call,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeeping children safe is our major concern and we are looking into that. In fact, this will be one of our agenda at the next board meeting,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
According to Ada, the BOE is also aware of suicides lately plaguing the PSS community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very personal issue and we respect the privacy of the families involved. Everybody knows it\u2026we are feeling it. The students are feeling it and it is very sensitive and emotional, that\u2019s why we\u2019d rather keep it contained and honor requests,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur crisis management team, which consists of counselors, principals, and other professionals, are putting themselves out there to be available for students, whether on a one-on-one or group conversation to talk about problems and these conversations are aimed at having solutions,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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