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Parents press Carmel school board on lockdown response; district promises after‑action review
Summary
Parents described students left in unlocked rooms and called for clearer alerts, better training and routine door checks after a recent lockdown. The interim superintendent said the district will conduct an after‑action review, work with law enforcement where appropriate and refine communications templates for families.
At a Feb. 15 special meeting of the Carmel Central School District Board of Education, several parents urged faster, clearer action after a recent school lockdown, saying unlocked classroom doors, limited staff training and confusing communications traumatized students and raised safety concerns.
"There was an incident where a threat was made to the school, and my daughter was left alone in a classroom unlocked, unsupervised," said Mary Anne Carpenter, a parent, who asked that the district make door locks, staff training and parent information a budget priority. Barbara Faranda, a district employee and union leader, pressed the board to form a representative liaison for…
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