(When a protest or walkout becomes disruptive) students and families, [SCHOOL] At we respect the right of our students to advocate for causes that are important to them, and we have [SCHOOL], worked to support right to peaceful assembly. Unfortunately, some students on our campus today chose students’ to protest in ways that significantly disrupted school operations and threatened the safety and order for other students and staff within our school. Swift action was taken by school staff and [CUSTOMIZE: local law to address the situation. No students or staff members were injured during the enforcement, other officials] incident. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Inappropriate behaviors that threaten school safety will be handled immediately and firmly in accordance with our code of conduct and/or applicable local policies and laws. We understand that our students may be feeling lots of emotions, including anxiety, fear and anger about I encourage you to talk to your child(ren) about how they may be feeling. We also have today’s events. counselors and staff available and ready to talk to students at any time. We look forward to welcoming students back tomorrow for a great day of teaching and learning. Thank you for your continued support of Please let me know if you have any questions. [SCHOOL].
(When a protest or walkout becomes disruptive) [SCHOOL] students and families, At [SCHOOL], we respect the right of our students to advocate for causes that are important to them, and we have worked to support students’ right to peaceful assembly. Unfortunately, some students on our campus today chose to protest in ways that significantly disrupted school operations and threatened the safety and order for other students and staff within our school. Swift action was taken by school staff and [CUSTOMIZE: local law enforcement, other officials] to address the situation. No students or staff members were injured during the incident. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Inappropriate behaviors that threaten school safety will be handled immediately and firmly in accordance with our code of conduct and/or applicable local policies and laws. We understand that our students may be feeling lots of emotions, including anxiety, fear and anger about today’s events. I encourage you to talk to your child(ren) about how they may be feeling. We also have counselors and staff available and ready to talk to students at any time. We look forward to welcoming students back tomorrow for a great day of teaching and learning. Thank you for your continued support of [SCHOOL]. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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