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Letters to the Editor: Dec. 11, 2015

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David Bates

I concur with the sentiments in Jamie Corff's letter. From what I understand, there's scarcely a parent in town who couldn't have written the same letter, including me -- although mine would differ in one detail: I did discover (almost too late) that I'd received an automated voicemail message. Parents were justifiably frustrated, but I can't even imagine the frantic confusion felt by those who were pulling emergency duty themselves -- filling in for a parent who wasn't able to be there.

It seems to me that the prudent thing to do, for an early release (at least in this situation) would have been to do just that: Do EXACTLY what you'd normally do at 1:30 instead of 2:30. Then, any children still awaiting their parent/guardian could have gone back inside to wait until they arrived. There wasn't, after all, any emergency in the building or even on the grounds in this case; the emergency was (from what I understand) that some bus routes were in danger of being under too much water. And during the early pick-up, it wasn't even raining. It was sunny and mostly clear at that point. I don't see why it would have been a problem to go through the regular release drill.

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