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CH-UH Schools To Conduct Lockdown Drills This Week
District schedules extra drills after Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools will conduct a second round of lockdown drills this week, the district said.
This district performed these drills once earlier this fall, said spokesperson Angee Shaker.
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School safety is a hot topic of discussion following a
NewsNet5 reported Monday that several Northeast Ohio districts, including CH-UH, have taken school safety a step further with enhanced, digitized floor plans that can help police response to incidents such as an intruder in a building.
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Monday, the district reported, it had held staff meetings to review lockdown precedures and will be reviewing many of its policies, including visitor entry and exit procedures.
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The district also has a Safe School Helpline where students can anonymously report wrongdoing in the schools - including but not limited to threats of violence and discussion of weapons in the schools.
Click here for more information on the Safe Schools Helpline.
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