St. Louis County Police Meeting With School Officials About Security

Due to the recent event in Connecticut, St. Louis County Police Department officers and members of the Safe Schools Partnership just announced Tuesday morning they will be meeting this Thursday at 9 a.m. 

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Safe Schools Partnership of St. Louis County was launched during the 1998-1999 school year. It is a collaborative agreement between the county police department, area police departments, school districts, and other concerned agencies, with the sole goal of assuring safety for children.

The meeting, which is not open to the public, will be held at the Parkway School District Instructional Services Center.

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St. Louis County Police Department media officer Randy Vaughn said the meeting will consist of an open discussion of what changes, if any, respective school districts would like to see regarding security protocols. 

Vaughn said an invitation also was extended to bordering municipal police departments' personnel. 

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