Woodland Hills Conducts Building Audits in Wake of Sandy Hook Shootings
Though Woodland Hills has had good secondary school security since a shooting more than two decades ago, the district is looking at its elementary buildings in a different light.
"On this day though, the sounds of people walking and talking in the hall were interrupted by five loud popping sounds directly outside my classroom. To me, it sounded like balloons popping. It was not balloons. Either Mr. Nelson saw what was happening or was familiar with the sound of gunfire and immediately closed the door and put a rolling cart with a TV in front of the door. Although I remember the pops, I don't recall hearing any screams. While we had no idea what was happening or happened outside the classroom, Mr. Nelson made sure that we didn’t go near the door. Although my memory about this event 20 years ago is a little fuzzy, I believe that he called the front office to let them know that he heard what could have been gunfire. …
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EElementary Mom
11:19 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
In the building audit at Edgewood Elementary, I hope Ms. Carter sees the security problem in having a completely unlocked door where anyone could access children and staff in the several after-school programs in the building. From my experience, ZERO security exists after school. Also, it would have been nice to receive direct communication from the school right after the Newtown shootings about … more ›