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OKCPS Town Hall Meeting
OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK-- Dozens of parents gathered in the Northeast Health Sciences and
Engineering Academy Auditorium for a town hall meeting with Karl Springer,
Superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools.
"It's
a strategic goal of our school district to really engage the community," said
Springer.
The
open discussion with parents covered several topics, including student success,
campus security after Newtown, and bullying.
"Anytime
we can have a frank discussion about school with parents it's going to be
positive," said Springer.
District
officials invited parents and families from six OKCPS campuses to attend
Tuesday night's town hall, including parents of students at Douglas High
School, where 90% of seniors may not graduate.
"I
have talked to the parents who say they're having a hard time getting their
children to go the extra mile in order for them to graduate," said
Sandra Tutson, who attended the meeting, "that's a big concern for
me."
Tutson's
granddaughter is only in Pre-K, but as a Northeast Oklahoma City resident with
a grandchild enrolled in OKCPS, she says it's important for her to join in on
the conversation on how the district can better serve students.
"This
is America tomorrow," Tutson explained, "and we need to get them ready
today that's very important."
Springer
says in order for the 44,000 students in OKCPS to be successful, parents and
the district must work together.
"They
matter," he emphasized, "they're important."
The
next town hall meeting takes place January 29 at Rogers Middle School.
Posted: Tuesday, January 15 2013, 10:00 PM CST
IN OKLAHOMA NEWS
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
May 24, 2013 07:24 GMT
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- When a deadly tornado tore through the central Oklahoma city of Moore, many survivors emerged from their storm shelters to see their homes blown away.
The mayor suggested that storm shelters should perhaps be mandated for new homes. But that may be hard sell.
But not a single state currently requires storm shelters in new homes. And not even many communities do so.
Costs remain a deterrent despite the life-saving potential of personal storm shelters. So, too, does a general resistance to government mandates in politically conservative states in the nation's heartland where tornadoes are most prevalent.
Instead of a stick, Oklahoma currently offers a carrot to build storm shelters. It uses federal funds to award $2,000 rebates to residents who win a special storm-shelter lottery.
OKLAHOMA HEADLINES
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
Okla. grand jury returns new charges on ex-judge
Hearing stalls for pair accused in 4 Tulsa deaths
Okla. Legislature honors Moore schools educators
Oklahoma lawmakers applaud Altus AFB training unit
Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
Tornado watch in effect for parts of west Oklahoma
Okla. reopens emergency operations command center
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