On Wednesday, many parents, students and teachers in the Hudson Valley
were on high alert after the devastating school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
School districts are working to assure worried parents of their plans to
protect and support students.
The White Plains school district has psychologists, social workers and
guidance counselors available to talk to students and staff members.
Schools in Pleasantville and Mamaroneck have also made on-site
counselors available to talk to the students.
Yonkers is bringing back background checks as a result of this latest
tragedy.
"What can we do to ensure that there are
strategies in place for identifying red flags, that we have support personnel
available for students, that we make sure we have additional training so that
parents, staff and community members are aware to recognize the warning signs,” said Samantha Rosado-Ciriello, the
president of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers.
Residents
may notice an increased police presence both in the schools and around their
communities in the wake of this tragedy