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Charlotte County deputies send letter to parents addressing concerns

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Charlotte County deputies send letter to parents addressing concerns
Charlotte County deputies send letter to parents addressing concerns

A warning to parents that your instinct to protect your kids may do more harm.

Charlotte County deputies say it's an important lesson they learned from a recent active shooter scare that turned out to be a false alarm.

NOW.WE’LL BE SURE TO BRING YOU ALIVE REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBL"As a parent, you just wonder, alot of the times parents tend tothink the worstTONIGHT -- A WARNING TO PARENTSTHAT YOUR INSTINCT TO PROTECYOUR KIDS MAY DO MORE HARM.CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAYIT’S AN IMPORTANT LESSON THEYLEARNED FROM A RECENT ACTIVESHOOTER SCARE.YOU’LL REMEMBER - IT TURNED OUTTO BE A FALSE ALARM - BUT THEREWAS CONCERN ABOUT A MAN WITH AGUN, NEAR TWO CHARLOTTE COUNSCHOOLS.FOX 4’S SANDRA RODRIGUEZ SPOKEWITH DEPUTIES AND PARENTS TODAY.SHE JOINS US FROM WHERE IT ALLHAPPENED... SANDRAWELL, THAT PERSON THOUGHT TO BEPOTENTIAL SHOOTER WAS SOMEWHERIN THIS AREA -- NEAR BOTH OF THESCHOOLS... WHILE DEPUTIES SAYTHE INCIDENT WAS HANDLED WELL BYOFFICERS AND SCHOOL STAFF━PARENTS OF STUDENT IN BOTHSCHOOL RECEIVED LETTERS FROM THECHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICE EXPRESSING CONCERNS ONTHE WAY SOME PARENTS REACTEDA SITUATION LAW ENFORCEMENT,SCHOOL STAFF, AND STUDENTS HAVEBEEN TRAINED TO HANDLESOT(Thomas Conroy, CommunityAffairs Supervisor, CCSO)"They reacted in the way they’vebeen trained to react and we’reproud of them.A CALL OF A POSSIBLE SHOOTERNEAR THE SCHOOLSTHE CALL COMING JUST AS STUDENTSAT VINELAND ELEMENTARY AND L.AAIGNER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEREGETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR THEDAYSOME STUDENTS ALREADY IN BUSES.SOT(Thomas Conroy, CommunityAffairs Supervisor, CCSO)"For us to try to clear thatsituation, with parents alsothere at the parent pickup,was difficult."FORTUNATELY, IT TURNED OUT TO BEA FALSE ALARMBUT DEPUTIES SAY SEVERAL PARENTSATTEMPTING TO CALL THEIRCHILDREN, ARGUE WITH OFFICERS,AND CONTRADICT WHAT OFFICERSWERE TELLING STUDENTS WAS APROBLEM DURING THE LOCKDOWNSOT(Thomas Conroy, CommunityAffairs Supervisor, CCSO):"It can be problematic, it cancause potential harm to not onlythe deputies but also thechildren we are trying toprotect.SOT(MICHAEL RILEY):"They’re coming to the school,we’re not going to let them in,we’re not going to open thedoors for anyone, and we’recertainly not going to dismisschildren."MIKE RAEILY WITH THE CHARLOTTECOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYSTHOSE CONCERNS ARE LEGITIMATESOT(MICHAEL RILEY, CHARLOTTE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT:"They went through everyclassroom, every hallway in boschools, once they gave anall-clear we contacted parentsto tell them."RILEY SAYS PEOPLE SPREADINGUNVERIFIED INFORMATION ON SOCIALMEDIA ONLY MADE THE SITUATIONWORSESOT(MICHAEL RILEY, CHARLOTTE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT):"Everything came out, AND NO ONEKNEW, EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENTDIDN’T KNOW FOR ABOUT 12 MINUTESUNTIL THE HAD THE SITUATIONUNDER CONTROL."SOT(RACHEL FUSCKO, PARENT OFSTUDENT IN VINELAND ELEMENTARY):"Just how fast they were able toget the schools on lockdown andget the kids safe, and theamount of sheriffs that showedup to take care of everythingwas phenomenal."RACHEL FUSKO WAS ONE OF THOSEPARENTS TO RECEIVE A LETTERWHILE SHE AGREES WITH THEMAJORITY ON THE LETTER━ SHEDOES THINK THERE SHOULD BE A WAYTO ALERT PARENTS OF ANYLOCKDOWNSOT(RACHEL FUSCKO, PARENT OFSTUDENT IN VINELAND ELEMENTARY):"A lot of the times parentsthink the worst, ’ok it’salready 3:30 and I haven’tgotten my kid, what’s going on,the schools are on lockdown andthere’s cops everywhere."LL TAGBOTH THE CHARLOTTE COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE AND CHARLOTTECOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY THEYTAKE THESE SITUATIONS VERYSERIOUSLY━ WITH THE MAIN

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