2015-3-30 coddle acreek - letter to parents
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Letter to parentsTRANSCRIPT
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141 Franks Crossing Loop - Mooresville, NC 28115 - (P) 704.439.1550 (F) 704.439.1554
C. Brian FosterPrincipal
March30,2015
DearParentsandFamiliesoftheCoddleCreekSchoolCommunity,
OnSunday,severalstudentswhoattendCoddleCreekElementarywereinvolvedinagunaccident,
resultinginanaccidentalshooting.Thisincidentoccurredinoneofourlocalneighborhoodsand
involvestwoofourstudents.Becauseourstudentsareminorsandbecauseofprivacylaws,weare
obviouslynotallowedtogiveyouspecificinformationabouttheconditionofthestudentortheir
names.
Thepurposeoftheletteristoserveasanimportantreminderofthefollowing:
*DiscusswithchildrenthatitsNEVERoktoplaywithguns.
*Discusstheimportanceofgunsafetywithyourchildren(especiallyifyouhaveanytypeoffirearmsat
home).
*Remindyouasparentsoftheimportanceofkeepinganytypeofweaponssecuredinaguncabinetor
lockedareasothatchildrencanthaveaccesstothem.
*Informyouthatwewillhavecounselingavailableifyourchildhasconcernsandneedstotalkfurther
abouttheincident.
*Talkwithyourchildaboutwhentoreportthingstheymayhearpeopletalkingabout(relatedtoguns,
useofweapons,etc).
Asyoutalkwithyourchildrenaboutthis,pleaseencouragethemtohelpbynottellingstoriesorrumors
thatmayormaynotbetrue.Wetalkaboutthisinourbullyingtrainingsessionswiththem.Ifyourchild
isupsetaboutthissituationpleaseencouragethemtotelltheirteacherthattheyneedtoseea
counselortodiscusstheirconcerns.
Whilethisaccidentdidnothappenatschool,itsimportanttoknowthatyourchildissafewhileat
school.Wewillholdclassmeetingswithstudentsasnecessary.Pleasebethinkingofthefamiliesofthe
childreninvolvedinthisaccident,aswearesurethatbothfamiliesinvolvedareworriedandregretthat
thisaccidenthappened.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisletterpleasefeelfreetocontactmeatschool.
Thankyou
BrianFoster,M.A.
Principal