Queen Creek police hold safety meetings for parents, students
Posted 8/25/23
The Queen Creek Police Department is partnering with the Queen Creek Unified School District to provide school safety and security presentations to parents and students.
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The Queen Creek Police Department is partnering with the Queen Creek Unified School District to provide school safety and security presentations to parents and students.
Joe Johnston, coordinator of school safety and security for the district, stated in a press release that this partnership will make a positive impact on students and families.
“We want parents to know that QCUSD and QCPD work together, if need be,” Johnston stated. “We have (a) direct line of contact for any issues we need to discuss.”
QCPD provides separate safety presentations to parents and students. Each presentation also focuses on the needs and preferences of a particular school, with bullying as the focus.
“I like how the officers give age-appropriate talks,” Arianne Scott, whose child is a student at Jack Barnes Elementary School, stated in the release. “The last thing I want to worry about is my kindergartner being more anxious in school, and you can tell the officers really care and they want to be there, and they want to be interacting with kids in a positive way.”
James Gowdy, director of athletics and support services for QCUSD, stated that the presentations not only provide good information but also strengthen connections in the community.
“The purpose of the presentations is to highlight the positive relationship between our schools and QCPD,” Gowdy stated in the release. “The presentations also provide details on how schools and police handle safety-related investigations and educate students on our shared responsibility in keeping our schools safe, healthy and conducive to learning.”
Along with giving safety presentations to parents and students, police assist school administrators in providing yearly training on various safety scenarios. District-level personnel meet each month with the police and fire departments, and Queen Creek's emergency management coordinator, according to the release. Local emergency responders also provide feedback on school emergency procedures and examine responses to specific incidents.
