WDIV-TV apologized to West Bloomfield School District Superintendent Gerald Hill Tuesday.
Updated: 9:39 a.m., Dec. 19 with information from letter A television photographer testing school security in the aftermath of shootings in Connecticut caused the building to go on lockdown Monday, according to Superintendent Gerald Hill. Hill said at Monday's School Board meeting that Gretchko Elementary School's Principal, Sally Drummond, called West Bloomfield Police about 11:30 a.m. after unsuccessfully confirming the photographer's identification, after the reporter tried to get into the school. "The doors were all locked and the person wasn't able to get in," Hill said. The photographer had tried to access every exterior door at the school, according to Hill, which alerted teachers to tell the principal. Then, Hill said, Drummond saw…
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... RUN! Track, field and basketball courts expected to take over undeveloped north lot at school in part thanks to Parent Teacher Organization effort.
A group of parents at West Bloomfield Schools, sensing a need for facilities allowing children to exercise outdoors at Gretchko Elementary School, recently came together to raise funds for a new track, soccer field and basketball courts. Principal Sally Drummond said that funds raised at a cocktail auction event this past Saturday, in combination with a FunD Run event held earlier this year raised about $50,000 for the projects to take over the undeveloped north field at the school on 5300 Greer Rd., just east of Hiller Rd. "We can't just sit back and expect to see this happen just because there's a need for it," said Sara Ward, a community liasion of the Gretchko Parent Teacher Organization. "We did this back in 2006 to raise money for …
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mkassel
12:56 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
is it possible the same concerned parent that called WDIV has a concern with the security at walled lake schools? Was told by a co worker she received an e mail re same situation. more ›