code red at MMS
They never said why the last one was issued (2/27), even to say if it was a malfunction or a genuinely triggered alarm that turned out not to be dangerous. Mr. Adams didn't respond to my personal e-mail asking about it a few days later, so I wouldn't hold your breath. On the other hand, it might be a good test of the district's newfound commitment to better communication.
Dear MMS Community:
A code red “lockdown” was ordered this afternoon at Maplewood Middle School by the Maplewood Police Department as a precautionary measure. All students are safe and everything is under control. Additional details will be provided as soon as they are available.
James Memoli
chalmers said:
They never said why the last one was issued (2/27), even to say if it was a malfunction or a genuinely triggered alarm that turned out not to be dangerous. Mr. Adams didn't respond to my personal e-mail asking about it a few days later, so I wouldn't hold your breath. On the other hand, it might be a good test of the district's newfound commitment to better communication.
There may be valid policy reasons for not providing more information.
weirdbeard said:
chalmers said:There may be valid policy reasons for not providing more information.
They never said why the last one was issued (2/27), even to say if it was a malfunction or a genuinely triggered alarm that turned out not to be dangerous. Mr. Adams didn't respond to my personal e-mail asking about it a few days later, so I wouldn't hold your breath. On the other hand, it might be a good test of the district's newfound commitment to better communication.
That's possible, but if so, a one-sentence e-mail to that effect either to my personal inquiry or to MMS parents in general would have been appropriate.
Lockdown lifted. I have to credit the district with providing more information this time as to what caused the threat.
To the MMS Community,
This afternoon, a code red “lockdown” was ordered at Maplewood Middle School. Nobody was harmed during this event. The lockdown has been lifted, and students have resumed their academic day.
School administration became aware of a potential weapon threat involving a student. The administration notified the Maplewood Police who then initiated the code red as a precautionary measure.
The police conducted an organized search of the building and one student was apprehended. The police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this event.
We appreciate the cooperation of the police department, the staff, the students and the building administrators. Parents and guardians of our students can be assured that the school administration works closely with and cooperates fully with law enforcement during such an event. The safety of our staff and students remains our first priority.
James Memoli
Acting Superintendent
Agree to some extent, but presumably they had this information (the 2nd and 3rd sentences) when the lockdown was lifted, and could have communicated it sooner. And the last paragraph is filler copy, says nothing.
I find this unclear, was a weapon found?
This afternoon, a code red “lockdown” was ordered at Maplewood Middle School. Nobody was harmed during this event. The lockdown has been lifted, and students have resumed their academic day.
School administration became aware of a potential weapon threat involving a student. The administration notified the Maplewood Police who then initiated the code red as a precautionary measure.
The police conducted an organized search of the building and one student was apprehended. The police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this event.
apple44 said:
Agree to some extent, but presumably they had this information (the 2nd and 3rd sentences) when the lockdown was lifted, and could have communicated it sooner. And the last paragraph is filler copy, says nothing.
True on all counts, but much more than last time:
https://maplewood.worldwebs.com/forums/discussion/id/114570-real-code-red-at-mms-
According to word on the "street", yes a weapon was found.
unixiscool said:
I find this unclear, was a weapon found?
This afternoon, a code red “lockdown” was ordered at Maplewood Middle School. Nobody was harmed during this event. The lockdown has been lifted, and students have resumed their academic day.
School administration became aware of a potential weapon threat involving a student. The administration notified the Maplewood Police who then initiated the code red as a precautionary measure.
The police conducted an organized search of the building and one student was apprehended. The police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this event.
http://villagegreennj.com/schools-kids/mms-student-taken-custody-handgun-possession/
Jesus man - what is going on in our schools? We should have stayed in Philly.
Wow, I am really not happy about this. Has this happened in the past?
What's going on in the schools? Seems like to me that what's going on in the schools is that the schools dealt with a potential problem correctly. The problem apparently was that kid. Is anyone really surprised? Gun ownership and the whole NRa thing pushing guns as a solution is what's wrong.
cleg said:
Jesus man - what is going on in our schools? We should have stayed in Philly.
unixiscool said:
Wow, I am really not happy about this. Has this happened in the past?
There was a Code Red on 2/27 that was never explained beyond "[Police have] assured us that there was not a threat to student or staff safety at any time."
This is something we can agree on.
ffof said:
What's going on in the schools? Seems like to me that what's going on in the schools is that the schools dealt with a potential problem correctly. The problem apparently was that kid. Is anyone really surprised? Gun ownership and the whole NRa thing pushing guns as a solution is what's wrong.
cleg said:
Jesus man - what is going on in our schools? We should have stayed in Philly.
Why is a link to Village Green allowed, but Maplewoodian.com removed?
I heard it was an 8th grader. second hand info though.
afa said:
So a 6th or 7th grader brought a gun to school? Awesome.
luvmaplewood said:
Why is a link to Village Green allowed, but Maplewoodian.com removed?
That seems a fair question.
luvmaplewood said:
Why is a link to Village Green allowed, but Maplewoodian.com removed?
Mary Mann & Carolyn are cuter ...
But irrelevant.
callista said:
luvmaplewood said:That seems a fair question.
Why is a link to Village Green allowed, but Maplewoodian.com removed?
Apparently, it was a 7th grader, according to my child, who had a hit list of kids. Someone saw him in the bathroom with the gun, and told an adult. That is premeditated attempted murder, if such a thing exists. What a sad path for a kid. Thank goodness a tragedy was averted.
Holy f-ing crap. If that's real (and not rumor), that's very disturbing.
I'm an MMS parent, and at this point I need to know whether it was this child who prompted the February Code Red, which was never explained in any way; whether the child will be expelled; and how the families of children on the child's "hit list", if in fact that existed, are being contacted. This could not be more serious. And it has to prompt changes -- this can't become business as usual in this district (and shouldn't be business as usual anywhere). Something that rises to this level is no longer a private matter; parents in the district are entitled to more information about this entire incident and about what's going to be done to try to keep it from happening again with other students.
callista said:
luvmaplewood said:That seems a fair question.
Why is a link to Village Green allowed, but Maplewoodian.com removed?
Probably because VG doesn't post links with no other information whatsoever in the post, and under various pseudonyms, with the sole intent of luring folks to their site, even after repeatedly being told not to do so.
Just guessing, though.
val said:
I'm an MMS parent, and at this point I need to know whether it was this child who prompted the February Code Red, which was never explained in any way; whether the child will be expelled; and how the families of children on the child's "hit list", if in fact that existed, are being contacted. This could not be more serious. And it has to prompt changes -- this can't become business as usual in this district (and shouldn't be business as usual anywhere). Something that rises to this level is no longer a private matter; parents in the district are entitled to more information about this entire incident and about what's going to be done to try to keep it from happening again with other students.
Exactly.
callista said:
Apparently, it was a 7th grader, according to my child, who had a hit list of kids. Someone saw him in the bathroom with the gun, and told an adult. That is premeditated attempted murder, if such a thing exists. What a sad path for a kid. Thank goodness a tragedy was averted.
Heard the same from my MMS student, also that at least 2 of the kids who were on the list were so advised. I can't imagine that their parents were not contacted.
I just got the robo call that everyone is safe, but do we knw why it was issued in the first place?