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Parents criticize delayed notice after gun-related arrest; district apologizes, pledges tighter police coordination
Summary
Parents pressed the Morris School District over a five-day delay in notifying families after an incident involving a loaded handgun; a district official apologized, cited delays in law-enforcement cooperation and said the district will institute quarterly meetings with police, improve Raptor visitor procedures and change arrival protocols.
Parents at a Morris School District board meeting criticized a delay in communication after an incident in which a loaded handgun was discovered near campus, and district officials apologized and pledged changes to coordination and notification procedures.
At public comment, John Daly of Morris Plains said he wanted answers after learning a loaded, defaced handgun had come into the school and questioned why parents received a letter only five days later. "I just don't understand why it took 5 days for parents to get a letter that there was a loaded gun, a defaced loaded gun that…
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