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Superintendent explains shelter‑in‑place protocol, ParentSquare rollout for multilingual alerts
Summary
Superintendent Curtis described how the district coordinates with Pittsfield Police on shelter‑in‑place and lockdown orders, crafts factual messages after ensuring student/staff safety, and recently began using ParentSquare to send multilingual app‑based notifications to families.
Superintendent Curtis briefed the joint meeting on the district's emergency communication approach and explained why rapid messages are carefully drafted. When police advise a shelter‑in‑place or lockdown, the district places schools in the ordered status immediately and first confirms student and staff safety. Only then does the district prepare a factual, concise message for families. Curtis used…
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