In East Metro, District 197 Schools Least Compliant with Lockdown Laws, Says PiPress Study
The Pioneer Press surveyed about 100 schools in six east metro districts and found District 197's schools the least compliant with laws mandating lockdown drills in 2011-12.
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan had more schools that did not complete the five annual lockdown drills required by state law than any other district in the east metro, according to a Pioneer Press survey. District records showed that Mendota and Somerset elementary schools only performed one or two drills during the 2011-12 school year, the paper reported. Mendota Heights Police Chief Michael Aschenbrener said his department helped develop a comprehensive safety plan for the school district. "I'm shocked and amazed no one is holding them accountable to the statute," Aschenbrener told the Pioneer Press. Mark Fortman, the district's director of operations, attributed some of the missing drills to a "reporting error" and said he would …
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Becky Anderson
10:02 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I am sure that, with this knowledge, the District will take swift corrective action. I know of no one in the District that takes student safety lightly. more ›