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Credit where its due - Saskatoon Public Schools
The Saskatoon Public School Division deserves huge props for the system it has in place for critical emergencies impacting its schools.
My kid’s school was a target recently of those ridiculous white powder envelopes that have been delivered all over Saskatoon, prompting an evacuation. Frankly, the whole thing was an extremely pleasant experience.
The time that elapsed from the moment I got the first recorded call advising me of the situation, to the moment I had my kid in my car on our way home, was 45 minutes (and I live across town from my kid’s school).
There were no games, no playing coy about what was going on. The initial recorded message from SPSD laid out clearly that there was a white-powder incident, the kids had been evacuated safely, and I would receive a second call shortly advising where to pick mine up. Within moments of receiving the call, I got an email with the same message.
As promised, I quickly received another message advising of the pick-up spot, which was only a couple of blocks away from the school. I went in, found my kid, signed him out, and was on my way. Admittedly, the fact that from the outset I was 99.9 per cent certain that it was just another asinine envelope full of ground up Tums, or whatever the powder choice du jour is lately, made the whole thing a lot easier to experience.
There was never any danger, and the kids clearly sensed that fact. However, it’s comforting to know that in the event there ever is danger, God forbid, the public school division clearly has an efficient and safe process in place to handle it.” Tammy Robert – Saskatoon Express http://tiny.cc/bblhky
Pamela Goulden-McLeod (Consultant Safe, Caring and Accepting Schools Saskatoon Public Schools) commented “Our work in this area is thanks to our many partners who have provided guidance and expertise in emergency response planning and education continuity. We appreciate you sharing this with your followers. It speaks to the importance of the work we all do together.”
A Tip of the Hat to Saskatoon Public Schools for being fully committed to creating safe, caring and accepting learning and work environments.
My kid’s school was a target recently of those ridiculous white powder envelopes that have been delivered all over Saskatoon, prompting an evacuation. Frankly, the whole thing was an extremely pleasant experience.
The time that elapsed from the moment I got the first recorded call advising me of the situation, to the moment I had my kid in my car on our way home, was 45 minutes (and I live across town from my kid’s school).
There were no games, no playing coy about what was going on. The initial recorded message from SPSD laid out clearly that there was a white-powder incident, the kids had been evacuated safely, and I would receive a second call shortly advising where to pick mine up. Within moments of receiving the call, I got an email with the same message.
As promised, I quickly received another message advising of the pick-up spot, which was only a couple of blocks away from the school. I went in, found my kid, signed him out, and was on my way. Admittedly, the fact that from the outset I was 99.9 per cent certain that it was just another asinine envelope full of ground up Tums, or whatever the powder choice du jour is lately, made the whole thing a lot easier to experience.
There was never any danger, and the kids clearly sensed that fact. However, it’s comforting to know that in the event there ever is danger, God forbid, the public school division clearly has an efficient and safe process in place to handle it.” Tammy Robert – Saskatoon Express http://tiny.cc/bblhky
Pamela Goulden-McLeod (Consultant Safe, Caring and Accepting Schools Saskatoon Public Schools) commented “Our work in this area is thanks to our many partners who have provided guidance and expertise in emergency response planning and education continuity. We appreciate you sharing this with your followers. It speaks to the importance of the work we all do together.”
A Tip of the Hat to Saskatoon Public Schools for being fully committed to creating safe, caring and accepting learning and work environments.