Access to T/E Schools is Being "Hardened"
School officials and police brief the public on increased security measures being implemented at Tredyffrin Easttown Public Schools.
The Tredyffrin Easttown School District is taking several steps to make it even harder for potential bad guys to gain access to the district's school buildings. The process is literally called "hardening" according to district officials who briefed the public during a nearly two hour meeting Wednesday night attended by hundreds of concerned parents and interested community members. The meeting at Valley Forge Middle School was held in response to the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut last month. Among the procedures that will now become part of daily school life in the district's eight schools: The two police chiefs and school officials emphasized that T/E Schools have long been ahead of most schools …
joy samules
7:49 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
I agree the township needs to hire more officers. Just to keep a better eye on the schools. Our kids enjoy a fair amount of safe freedom at the high school level and we expect it here in T/E. I would hate to see them lose their freedom and feel like school is more like a prison then a safe place to learn. Kids also need recess and they need to be able to trust everyone around them most especially… more ›