Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Superintendent Brent Jones, Ph.D., announced to families of students Wednesday some of the security improvements made since an Ingraham High School student was fatally shot on campus last fall.
Inviting safety leaders to the table to create community action teams“While I am proud of the progress made since launching our safety initiative last fall, I acknowledge this update took more time than anticipated,” Jones said in his letter. “Rebounding from tragedy and ensuring the safety of our school community is not easy. We have too much at stake to not be diligent in this work.”
Jones said the district is updating building locks, increasing emergency training for staff, improving communication systems, and reviewing recommendations to upgrade security cameras. Soon after the shooting, Make Gallitelli, an Ingraham parent, formed a parent’s group focusing on safety issues at Ingraham. They sent a letter last February, asking the principal for the school’s safety plan and for better communication.“I have that same feeling until I hear from the district,” Gallitelli said back in April. “As I feel right now, as I speak, as of today, I feel we have been heard at least a little bit.
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