Students, Parents Will See Police Officers at All Elmhurst District 205 Schools
Chief Michael Ruth hopes the increased police presence will reduce parents' anxiety in light of Friday's school shooting in Connecticut.
As mourners in Connecticut hold vigils and plan the funerals for the 20 children and six adults gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, school children in here in Elmhurst will be getting some added protection from Police Chief Michael Ruth and the Elmhurst Police Department. Uniformed police officers greeted parents and children at all Elmhurst public schools Monday. Ruth said Friday that although the department had not received any calls from schools or parents, he wanted to create a visible police presence to "help calm potential concerns and reduce possible anxiety" in light of Friday's school shooting. "Elmhurst police officers have been directed to increase visible patrols to all of our elementary and secondary schools…
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Karen Chadra
9:16 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
Hi all - Here is a new story on school security in Elmhurst: http://elmhurst.patch.com/articles/police-presence-will-continue-at-schools-all-week-with-special-procedures-at-york more ›