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Mayor Frank Larson

Friday, December 21, 2012

Stow, Munroe Falls Officials Discuss Boosting School Security

Local leaders will meet regularly and discuss how the municipalities and Stow-Munroe Falls Schools can pool their resources to help ensure the safety of the district's students, faculty and staff.

Just days after the tragedy in CT, Mayor Sara Drew announced that officials from Stow, Munroe Falls and the Stow-Munroe Falls Schools will meet regularly to discuss how security can be enhanced within the district.  The aim is to work toward a sustainable plan for school security, according to a City of Stow press release.  Drew met with Munroe Falls Mayor Frank Larson and Stow-Munroe Falls Schools Superintendent Russ Jones Tuesday and began developing a prospective plan, which could include a permanently enhanced police presence in the school district.  Subsequent discussions with local safety forces will take place to determine whether the plan is feasible.  On Monday, Jones issued a statement saying there would be a heavy police …

Ricky Stowater

9:51 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The only way to truly ensure that our children are protected from these sick psychopaths is to allow the teachers who have concealed carry permits and proper training to carry in schools. The goal with this is NOT for teachers to actually have to use it, the idea is that by knowing there could be multiple armed staff in the school, it would hopefully deter somebody from committing the crime in …   more ›

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