(11/20/18) - Update from the Superintendent

(11/20/18) - Update from the Superintendent
Posted on 11/20/2018
The following is being sent via automated telephone call to Good Hope Middle School families.

Attention Good Hope parents and guardians:

We are following up tonight to the phone message you received earlier in the day regarding a possible threat to Good Hope Middle School today. The threat was posted on, and later removed from, social media. While the investigation has continued, we have not yet been able to identify the individual responsible for posting this message. However, neither administration nor police have received any information to substantiate the threat.



As an added measure of protection, we are working with our Director of Student and Public Safety to assure an additional police presence in and around Good Hope during the day tomorrow, Wednesday, November 21. 



We both understand and respect that this message may cause your family some anxiety. While we have no information to substantiate the threat, we know that each of you must make a personal decision that is best for your family in regards to sending your child to school. Absences in such circumstances will be handled in accordance with district policy and the student handbook. Examples of excused absences include but are not limited to illness, family emergencies, and medical appointments.



We again ask parents and students to remain vigilant and to immediately report any activity that may be considered concerning. As we have said in the past, we also ask that you please remain assured that any student found responsible for making threats of violence will face consequences as allowable by both district policy and law.
                      
We will issue future updates should there be a change in information that would necessitate we do as such.



We sincerely appreciate your support and partnership in keeping our students and staff safe.

Frederick S. Withum III, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Website by SchoolMessenger Presence. © 2024 SchoolMessenger Corporation. All rights reserved.