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Students and teachers fault Hamtramck School District communication after weapon found at Horizon High School
Summary
A student and multiple teachers told the board they learned about a Feb. 11 incident involving a gun at Horizon High School hours after police responded, and they urged clearer lockdown procedures, chain-of-command and improved staff support.
Students and teachers said the Hamtramck School District failed to communicate promptly after police responded to a report of a weapon at Horizon High School on Feb. 11, and urged the board to adopt clearer lockdown and notification procedures.
"When I was first made aware of what happened, it was already 7 p.m.," said Laith Mohammed, a ninth-grade student at Hamtramck High School. "I was scared for the future of this district because we were not put on lockdown."
Teacher Matthew Keckler said he walked into a building that had been on lockdown during his travel between buildings and called the communication breakdown “unsafe.” He…
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