Franklin Schools SAU #18

Good Morning – This is a message from the Superintendents office at S.A.U. 18. There will be a 2 hour delay today in Franklin. This means school arrival and start times will be 2 hours later than usual, and the bus arrival times will be two hours later than usual. Again, there will be a two hour delay today for the Franklin School District.

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, We had a non-credible written threat on the girl's bathroom wall at the middle school this afternoon. The Franklin Police Department responded and worked with the administration to quickly identify the student involved. Appropriate consequences and interventions are being administered. I will reach out and let you know when we select a date for our rescheduled Safety Forum that has been postponed tonight due to the winter weather. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org (603) 266-9833

Good morning Franklin Families, Due to the forecasted winter storm, we are canceling all after school activities today in the Franklin School District. This includes the scheduled Safety Forum this evening at the middle school. The Safety Forum will be rescheduled at a later date to be determined. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Don't forget to join us for the SCHOOL SAFETY FORUM this evening at 6:00 at the Franklin Middle School Cafeteria. Come hear about building safety, response plans, and prevention strategies our district uses to keep our students and community safe at school.

Today's (1/6) Varsity girls and boys basketball games at Hinsdale have been postponed to 1/17. Reminder that the make-up games vs Groveton are scheduled for tomorrow with girls at 4:00pm and the boys at 5:30pm.

Good Evening Franklin Families: The heating pipe has been repaired at the Franklin Middle School and we are all set to re-open school tomorrow for students and staff. We appreciate you cooperation while we mitigated this situation. Sincerely, Daniel LeGallo S.A.U. 18 Superintendent

Dear Franklin Families, There will be no school today at the Franklin Middle School due to a leaking pipe in the heating system that needs to be replaced. The repair requires us to shut down the school for the day because we will have no heat or water in the building. Students are asked to complete assignments that were sent home by their teachers with the students yesterday. The elementary school and high school will have normal operations at their respective schools. I expect the repair to be completed today and the middle school to reopen on Friday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent

Dear Franklin Families, There will be no school at the Franklin Middle School tomorrow due to a leaking pipe in the heating system that needs to be replaced. The repair requires us to shut down the school for the day because we will have no water or heat in the building. Students are asked to complete assignments that are being sent home by their teachers with the students this afternoon. The elementary school and high school will have normal operations at their respective schools. I expect the repair to be completed tomorrow and the middle school to reopen on Friday. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Covid update for the week ending 12/16 - PSS: 2 students ( both presumed positive). FMS: 4 students ( 3 pos 1 presumed positive). FHS: 1 student. Grand total 7 (4 positive 3 presumed positive)

Please see attached Flyer about our upcoming School Safety Forum.

The varsity girls and boys basketball games at home today vs Groveton have been CANCELLED. They will be rescheduled. Also, the Indoor Track Meet at PSU scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to Sunday, 12/18, same 10:00am start time. All FMS & FHS sports information can be found at the following locations: website: www.sau18.org Twitter: @Franklin_Pride Facebook: Franklin NH Athletics

Good Evening – This is a message from the Superintendents Office at S.A.U. 18. There will be no school in Franklin Tomorrow. District and School Offices will also be closed. Again no school tomorrow for the Franklin School District.

Good Evening Franklin Families, I am reaching out to answer some questions I have received regarding the written threats in the middle school girl's bathrooms. . In regard to what we have been doing , we have initiated student sign in and sign out procedures to log all student usage of bathrooms in each wing. Additionally we have been conducting "random and frequent" sweeps of the bathrooms to check for any threats. Bathrooms will be closed during "passing time" between classes to prevent groups of students from using the bathrooms until further notice. Using these procedures we were able to intervene quickly with a written threat at the beginning of the day this morning without having any further disruption to the school. Please know that any student(s) complicit in these threats will be severely disciplined. I would like to thank the parents who reached out to me over the last several days to share their concerns and their proposed solutions. I appreciate the support. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Reported Covid for Week ending 12/9 PSS -1 staff & 1 student ; 2 total. FMS-5 students; FHS -0. Grand total 7

Dear Franklin Families, I am reaching out to inform you that we had another written threat in a girl’s bathroom this morning at the Franklin Middle School. The school was put into a “secure campus” for about 30 minutes while the police investigated. The school was given the all clear by the police at approximately 11:00. We continue to investigate these incidents with the full cooperation of the Franklin Police Department. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, This morning I was notified by the Franklin Police Department that they had received a threat that there was an active shooter in the high school. The police arrived at the school and directed us to evacuate the school so they could secure the building. Also, the middle school and the elementary school were directed by the police to go into a precautionary lockdown. The high school students were evacuated and released for the day. We have been made aware that this external threat has occurred at 10 or more schools across the state today and is believed to be a hoax. I want to commend our students, staff, parents, and police department for their swift actions and response to this incident this morning.  All school activities are on as planned this afternoon and evening including basketball practices and the SALT spaghetti dinner at the middle school from 4-7. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Morning Franklin Families, We have had a threat made at the Franklin High School which has necessitated us to evacuate the building and release students for the day. Students who drive their own vehicle or walk will be released. Students who ride the bus will be released as soon as the buses arrive. At this point, police are on site and this is only a threat. There has been no incident. Sincerely, Dan Legallo Superintendent SAU 18

The FHS Student Athletic Leadership Team (SALT) will be sponsoring their annual Spaghetti Dinner tomorrow (Thur 12/8) from 4-7pm at the "middle" school cafeteria. All proceeds go to Mix 94.1 FM's Cash 'n Cans Food Drive...Fred Caruso will be LIVE on the radio with us the entire time. $5 students and Seniors, $7 adults w/a $20 family max. Spaghetti, rolls, salad, desserts and raffles all included (May Garden, Al's Pizza, McDonalds, Dunkins, Funspot and more). To go orders allowed and donations if you can't attend. Come and join the fun. Thank you so much!

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I am reaching out to let you know that at approximately 1:30 today I placed the elementary school in a "secure campus" due to heavy police activity at the bottom of Daniel Webster Drive. Secure campus means all students and staff remain inside the building and continue on with their normal learning routine. The police incident disrupted our normal dismissal because of road closures but we were able to reroute buses to bring students home safely. Thank you for your patience with the delay. I would like to commend the staff and students for their excellent response to this situation and keeping the students safe and learning. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Evening Franklin Middle School Families, I am reaching out to inform you that we had a written threat on the wall in the girl's bathroom at the middle school toward the end of the day today. The Franklin Police Department was called in and deemed the threat to be "not credible." We are investigating the incident with the assistance of the Franklin Police Department. Please assist us by reminding your children/students if they see something or hear something that isn't safe to let a trusted adult know right away. It takes all of us to keep our schools safe for learning. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org