Petition for assistant principal to get reinstated

Assistant Principal Vivian Gutierrez got demoted after an school district investigation determined she mishandled reports of a gun at Harns Marsh Middle School.

A LEE COUNTY EDUCATOR ISFIGHTING TO GET HER PREVIOUSPOSITION BACK TONIGHT.I AM JANE MONREAL.I’M PATRICK NOLAN.

VIVIANGUITIERREZ WAS THE ASSISTANTPRINCIPAL AT HARNS MARSH MIDDLESCHOOL WHEN A STUDENT BROUGHT AGUN AND LOADED MAGAZINE TO THESCHOOL.

THE LEE SCHOOL DISTRICTSAY GUITIERREZ MISHANDLED THESITUATION ..

SO LEE SCHOOLSDEMOTED HER TO FROM A-P TO ATEACHING POSITION.

TONIGHT, HERDAUGHTER IS TALKING TO FOUR INCORNER’S RACHEL LOYD.LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAY A SIXTHGRADER BROUGHT THISSEMI-AUTOMATIC GUN AND LOADEDMAGAZINE TO HARNS MARSH MIDDLESCHOOL BACK ON DECEMBER 20TH.NO ONE WAS HURT, THE STUDENT WASCHARGED WITH A FELONY.

ANDVIVIAN GUTIERREZ LOST HERPOSITION AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THEDISTRICT, SHE DIDN’T NOTIFY THEPRINCIPAL.She did not realize she wasresponding to a lethal weapon.GUTIERREZ’S DAUGHTER HAYLIEGUTIERREZ SAID HER MOM WAS TOLDTHAT STUDENT HAD A BB GUN, WHICHSHE ALSO TOLD LEE COUNTYSHERIFF’S OFFICE ACCORDING TOTHEIR INVESTIGATION.

SHEESCORTED THE STUDENT FROM HISCLASSROOM TO HER OFFICE.She handled it in a pretty calmmanner.

Throughout that time,that student didn’t attempt toargue with her, to get away fromher, to reach for the weapon.LEE COUNTY SCHOOL’SINVESTIGATION REVEALS WHILEGUTIERREZ WALKED WITH THESTUDENT FROM THE THIRD FLOOR TOHER OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR,THE GUN AND LOADED MAGAZINE WEREINSIDE THE BACKPACK HE WASCARRYING.That magazine was not inside ofthe gun.

So, that child would’vehad to reach into the backpack,pull out the gun, pull out themagazine, load it, before hecould start doing anything.GUTIERREZ SAYS HER MOM WASPREPARED TO RESTRAIN THE CHILDIF IT ESCALATED TO THAT.

AND SHEHANDLED IT IN A TIMELY MANNER.All of this happened in lessthan 15 minutes.BUT LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYSTHAT’S TOO LONG.

A DETAILED LOGOF THE SCHOOL’S VIDEO CAMERASTHAT DAY REVEALS SHE WASNOTIFIED OF THE GUN AT 1:31.

BUTDID NOT NOTIFY THE SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICER UNTIL 1:43.

ANDDID NOT TELL THE PRINCIPAL ATALL DURING THAT TIME.BUT GUTIERREZ SAYS THEDISTRICT’S POLICY REQUIRINGPERSONNEL TO NOTIFY PRINCIPALSOF SECURITY HAZARDS IS TOOVAGUE.I’m really looking for too isfor the district to make surethat they have clear policiesthat instruct this and thatthere is training for how torespond when there is aninactive shooter on campus.My mother should be reinstatedback to her assistant principalposition at Harns Marsh MiddleSchool, because she saved livesthat day.LLTAG: GUTIERREZ SAYS SHE