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Parent presses Ellington School District for details after May 12 high school security breach
Summary
A parent raised concerns at the May 2025 Board of Education meeting about an uninvited individual who entered Ellington High School on May 12, saying district communications minimized the incident and asking for greater transparency; the superintendent said a review will occur in executive session and explained limits on public disclosures.
A parent, Jeremy Powell, told the Ellington School District Board of Education at its May 2025 meeting that an individual entered Ellington High School on May 12 and remained in the building longer than the district’s initial message suggested.
Powell said he believed the district’s letter “minimiz[ed] the incident” and that, based on his inquiries, the individual was “in the building… for maybe an hour.” He said he had asked administrators how long the person was inside and did not receive a clear answer, and he urged the board to provide more information to parents.
The district’s superintendent, Dr. Nickel, told the board the district takes school…
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