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Parents press Wissahickon board on safety, transparency and proposed SRO cut after knife, earlier threats
Summary
Parents described a recent knife incident and earlier threats at Blue Bell Elementary and criticized the district’s communication; others urged the board not to cut the school resource officer from the budget and asked for clearer notification protocols.
Multiple parents urged the Wissahickon School District Board to improve safety communication and to preserve school security funding after a series of incidents raised concerns at Blue Bell Elementary School.
Parents said a student brought a knife to school after an earlier bus scuffle and that some families learned of the incident only hours later or from other parents. Tanya Merrill told the board the incident was “a purposeful act” that was downplayed in district email and said the…
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