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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

St. Charles County School Safety Task Force Meeting Again Jan. 22

Shootings in schools have prompted St. Charles County to look into make sure schools are safe for children.

Gun violence in schools continue to be in the news. Just more than one month ago 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school. Closer to home, St. Louis had an instance of gun violence on Tuesday.  According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an on-again, off-again student shot an employee of the Stevens Institute of Business & Arts on Tuesday afternoon. Police told the paper the shooting was the result of a dispute about financial aid. Tuesday's school shooting once again brings the topic of school safety to the minds of many. In St. Charles County, discussions have already begun about the state of safety of the schools. The discussion will continue next week, Jan. 22, at the second meeting of the …

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

St. Charles County Schools, Mental Health And Emergency Services Task Force to Meet Tuesday

The new task force will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Spencer Road Library in St. Peters.

The newly-formed Schools, Mental Health And Emergency Services Task Force will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 8 at the Spencer Road Library. In December, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann named 14 people, including Fort Zumwalt School District Superintendent Bernard J. DuBray, to the task force in response to the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shooting.  Tuesday's meeting will take place in Community Commons Room 240. The agenda for the meeting included an election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and presentations scheduled from public and private schools, higher education institutions, law enforcement and mental health services. The task force will discuss next steps for the task force to take. The Task Force is accepting public…

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