Fern Ridge Families,
Thank you for your patience and understanding in regards to our last-minute closure of school. Both EHS and FRMS will be operating on a normal Wednesday early release schedule tomorrow, January 5th.
Both local and Federal Law enforcement continue to investigate the anonymous threat that was made against our school community yesterday. At this time, the origin of the threat has not been identified. Assuming this threat came from someone in our community, it is likely that a student somewhere knows something that could lead to their identification. Please speak to your high school age students regarding anything they may have heard or know. Thank you to the members of our community that did report this to the district.
The vast majority of our young adults are making good decisions, but this is an unfortunate reminder that some youth are using it to cause fear. These threats cause panic and concern for our students and families. We respectfully ask that parents monitor their student’s social media use, and if you are unable, to restrict access to it. Resources on how you can support your child in the responsible use of social media can be found at:
- https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/social-media-smarts.html
- https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/social-media-advice-hub/
The best security system we have continues to be the eyes and ears of our students who contact trusted adults. Please remind your students that we need their help to keep our campuses and community a safe place. A reminder also that the district utilizes the SafeOregon tipline. Anyone (student, staff member, or community member) can leave an anonymous tip at 844-472-3367 or through email at tip@safeoregon.com at any time.
Gary E. Carpenter, Jr.
Superintendent, FRSD
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