Calaveras Public Safety Leaders Gather To Discuss School Safety
Calaveras County Office of Education Assistant Superintendent Jared Hungerford, Calaveras County Sheriff Rachelle Whiting, Angels Camp Police Chief Scott Ellis and Calaveras Consolidated Fire Chief Richard Dickinson
View VideoAngels Camp, CA — During this era of heightened rumors and threats spreading on social media, a meeting focused on school safety brought together leaders from the Calaveras Office of Education, local law enforcement, and fire safety.
It was hosted in the Bret Harte High School Theater in Angels Camp on Tuesday evening. Concerned parents and community members were invited to submit questions in advance and they were discussed by the panel. The entire presentation was recorded and can be viewed here for playback anytime.
Bret Harte Superintendent Scott Nanik opened by stating, “This meeting came out of a social media incident at the beginning of the school year that involved threats made to schools. Thankfully, the event was determined to be a hoax. But, some of the details that came out of it prompted us to feel that a community event would be appropriate. It was discovered that many, many of our students had seen the threat on social media, but hardly any of them reported it to an adult or law enforcement. And even worse, they exaggerated the situation by sending it on to their friends.”
The panel included Calaveras County Office of Education Assistant Superintendent Jared Hungerford, Calaveras County Sheriff Rachelle Whiting, Angels Camp Police Chief Scott Ellis and Calaveras Consolidated Fire Chief Richard Dickinson.
The conversation focused around topics like “Unified Collaboration for Rapid Response,” the importance of “See Something, Say Something,” the community’s “Commitment to School and Staff Safety,” and the need for “Planning, Preparedness, and Patience.”
