Molly, you know Beslan has scared the bejeebers out of me. Our children are so vulnerable.
He said that setting the safety perimeter at the school is a looser. Must begin at our borders, "over there"....
Last year (and a couple years before that) my daughter's school was LOCKED up all day starting at 8:05AM. Parents and others coming later than that have to ring the doorbell and someone from the office walks about 80 feet toward the door to let them in.
This year, the principal has decided to even lock up the gate of the parking lot, and he patrols the doors starting about 8, and locks them himself. All the time a visitor of any type is in the building this year, they have to be escorted. I think Beslan is a good part of the reason, and I'm happy for that.
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