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Parent urges transparency after reported school gun threat; superintendent said to have responded to some families
Summary
A parent told the board a sixth‑grade student communicated a gun threat last week and said the district did not apply its prior five‑day suspension policy; she asked for clearer communication from district leaders and confirmation of what disciplinary or safety steps were taken.
At the start of the meeting, parent Angela Shapiro told the board she was "here as a parent and a member of this community who believes deeply in both compassion and accountability" and said a sixth‑grade student at Cornwall Central Middle School made a threat of mass violence last week.
Shapiro described the statement as a threat — "It is not hypothetical ... It was a threat" — and said the district’s prior…
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