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District reports holiday threat response and highlights community donations, adopt‑a‑school efforts
Summary
Superintendent Smith updated the committee on a threat reported over the break, praised coordinated law‑enforcement response and described community donations and an officer’s ‘adopt‑a‑school’ gift program; no active threat required on‑site response while schools were closed.
Superintendent Smith told the Jan. 6 school committee meeting that district and local law‑enforcement partners managed a threat reported over the winter break and that the timing — while schools were not in session — meant no on‑site response was required. Smith said strong communication channels built over the last year allowed the district and police to coordinate efficiently and to prepare safety procedures when students returned.
"The relationships that we've established ... allowed us to easily work together on a complex problem," Smith said, praising the work of school resource officers and local law enforcement…
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