Superintendent Releases Follow-Up Letter About Threat Found on High School Stall

The following letter is reprinted from an ALERTNOW message sent by the Canton School District.

Dear Parents, Staff and Community Members:

I am writing to you as a follow-up to the letter I sent you on March 16, 2012 regarding the threat that was found written on a student bathroom stall at Canton High School. While the Canton Police have investigated and found this not to be a credible threat, we take any threats such as this one, very seriously. Many of you asked how the Police determined the credibility of the threat. This determination was made based upon the nature of the location of the threat and how the threat was written. As of today, we have not been able to identify the individual who wrote the threat.

Student safety is always our first priority. I'm sure you noticed increased police presence at our school over the past week. The Canton Police Chief and I have met to review our safety procedures and we have implemented several safety precautions as follows:

• Students and staff will not be allowed to enter the building prior to 6:50 a.m.
• Students and staff Will only be able to enter and exit the building by the High School Main Office
• Police will be stationed inside and outside of the building throughout the day,
• Students will need to keep their bags with them throughout the day; any unattended bag will be searched.

School will be in session for a regular school day on Monday, April 2nd.

I continue to be grateful for your support and commitment to Working with us as partners to make the Canton Public School District a Wonderful, safe learning environment.