Ladue Board To Talk School Security, Activity Fees and Start Times

Monday night, school board members will discuss possible security changes coming in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut mass shooting.

The Ladue school district, which responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting last month by making one quick change at Horton Watkins High School to lock doors during the day, will outline other measures at Monday's school board meeting which could still be taken to improve school security. A more thorough conversation on security is planned for board discussion next month. Awareness of issues surrounding school security at Ladue schools has been heightened in recent weeks. An Instagram account discovered recently featured a profile photo of the shooter in the Newtown shooting and prompted school leaders to ask for a ramped up police presence. Police have reportedly issued a search warrant for Instagram in hopes of tracking …

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Sam Goodman

6:02 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013

I am not in this for any reason other than the best for our school district. We have some of the best teachers and adminastrators in the state. I feel that our past practices of budget control from past boards have not been the best. Our board has to look long range to keep problems from shortages of funds from happenning at the level they have gotten. We must have better fiscal responsibilities.   more ›

After Newtown: Schools Take Stock Of Security, Reassure Students & Staff

St. Louis County Police were on hand at a pair of Creve Coeur area Parkway elementary schools Monday.

The nation's school children went back to class Monday for the first time since a gunman opened fire at a Newtown, CT elementary school Friday, killing 20 children and 6 school staff members. Go To Newtown Patch for continuing coverage of the tragedy For schools with ties to Creve Coeur, the first day back included stepped up safety precautions, and a chance to reassure everyone from students and their parents to faculty members. KSDK reports that at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, where doors were unlocked during the day on Friday, visitors Monday now need a security card or have to be "buzzed in" to gain entry. Craig Elementary School Principal Bill Senti said his school's goal was to have "Business as usual." A St. Louis County Police…

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