This afternoon, after 5th period lunch, three notes were dropped in front of Ms. Lincoln's office indicating that a bomb would go off in the building. We initiated a sweep of the building by our maintenance staff and contacted the State Troopers barracks for their input on the situation. We determined after consulting with the NYS Troopers that an evacuation would be necessary and a more thorough sweep of the building be conducted.

We initiated a fire drill to empty the building, then conducted another sweep. Nothing was found in either sweep. Once areas of the building were determined safe by school and law enforcement, we moved students into the cafeteria and gymnasium to get the students back inside. Once the entire building was declared safe, students were sent back to their classrooms to finish the day.

This procedure occurred as a precautionary measure to make sure that our students were safe. At no time were the students in danger. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the school. Thank you for your understanding.

David J. Glover
Superintendent of Schools

November 18th the PTSA is hosting a Student Art Show in the school lobby.  The theme is Beauty Is . . . submissions accepted 5-5:30PM (no names please), show and cake reception 6-7:30, and awards ceremony 7:30.  PTSA meeting to follow 8-8:30PM.

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On November 4th, members of the Morristown community gathered in the Library Media Center to participate in a live videoconference on Internet Safety.  The session, with expert panelists from the state of Missouri, was recorded and archived.  If you were unable to attend, please feel free to stream the recorded session on your computer by clicking the following link and opening the file in Windows Media Player.

LINK:  November 4th Internet Safety Night (Morristown was a LIVE site)

More information is available from More.net:
http://besafe.more.net/isn/

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This past Fall, the district implemented the "autodialer" system for the school phone system that we tested last year.  If your child has been absent from school, you may have already received a call from the system that reports the absence and asks for an excuse to be brought in to school.  We are pleased to offer this service as another way that we work with parents to communicate valuable information about your student(s).  In addition to reporting absences, the system will also be used to make important announcements when we need to "get the word out" about something important or an event you would like to attend.  Some parents have expressed concern that they receive absence-related phone calls from the system, even after they have called the school to report that a child is staying home sick, etc.  We ask that parents please remember that this is an automated courtesy system.  If a teacher marks a student as being absent from his/her class, this sends the signal to the autodialer system that generates the courtesy call.  This process will take place even if the school has already been contacted.  If you should receive a courtesy call from the system after you have already been in contact with the school, please disregard the instructions in the message.  Should you decide that you never want to receive any automated calls from the school, you may choose to "opt out".  Please keep in mind that this process would prevent you from receiving other types of important calls such as early closing announcements and other informational calls.  If a family chooses to opt out, the parent should make this request in writing and deliver it to the school secretary.   Written notes/requests must include the phone number that you wish to have placed on the "do not call" list.  It is our hope that as we adjust to this new system, that you will choose to continue to participate to help us to keep you informed of important events and information.  Thanks for making the transition with us as we change how we communicate to utilize the 21st century technologies that are available to us as a school community.

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The meeting regarding the Morristown Central School playground has been cancelled for tonight.  Mr. Glover indicated that the meeting has been postponed until December.  The date and time will be announced soon.

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