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Millbrook CSD schedules required lockdown drill next week; district urges families to check email and allow texts
Summary
Dr. Watkins announced a required lockdown drill next week and said an email with details was sent; the district also reminded families to save a new text-alert number, (845) 347-5379, to receive time-sensitive notifications about delays, dismissals and closures.
Dr. Watkins, identified in the announcements as being from curriculum instruction for the Millbrook Central School District, said the district will conduct a required lockdown drill next week and that "an email was sent out with specifics." The message urged families to review that email for timing and expectations.
Mr. Sipe, speaking for Millbrook High School, thanked volunteers who organized a recent blood drive and reiterated the drill notice while thanking parents who attended conferences. He said the drill is a district requirement and that families would be given the details by email rather than by social media.
Separately, Mr. Garcia, the district's business and personnel representative, reminded families how the district sends time-sensitive alerts. He said the new texting number is (845) 347-5379 and that routine phone calls will still come from the district main number, 677-4200. "So please green light it in your phone or save it," Garcia said, asking listeners to avoid blocking the number so they receive messages about delays, early dismissals and closures.
No formal policy change or vote was recorded; the announcements were framed as operational reminders. The district's email and the new text number were presented as the official channels for drill logistics and emergency or schedule alerts.
