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Parents urge APS to require APD notifications after Dolores Gonzales Elementary was struck by gunfire
Summary
Several public commenters told the board that a Labor Day‑weekend shooting damaged windows at Dolores Gonzales Elementary and that Albuquerque Police Department notifications did not reach school leaders; parents urged a formal MOU so schools are alerted promptly when ShotSpotter or other systems detect nearby gunfire.
Multiple parents urged the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 4 to press the Albuquerque Police Department for a formal notification process after a weekend shooting damaged windows at Dolores Gonzales Elementary.
Elena Rubenfield, a parent whose kindergartner’s classroom had nine windows hit by bullets, told the board that school leaders learned about the damage only when teachers returned on Tuesday. “APD didn't…
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