Comments on: CSD Moving DHS & Oakhurst Pre-K Classes To Clairemont

By: tammie

tammie — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:42:39 +0000

Thank you Greg, that is very reassuring. However, i don’t know of a single tornado drill that my trailer residing child has been a part of. Do you know how many, if any, of these drills have been practiced at each of the elementary schools this year?

By: CSD Mom

CSD Mom — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:46:00 +0000

Thanks Greg! So glad you’re the one in charge over there!

I would never assume that our children were NOT taken care of, tornado or not. But I am definitely in the camp that would like to see trailers go away completely. As I have said before, I just think it’s shameful that our kids are in trailers and our administration is in a beautiful school.

I had the pleasure of being on campus at both Clairemont and Westchester for a couple of different events over the weekend. At both schools, I spent some time back behind at the play areas. I was struck by the gorgeous, green fields at Westchester and the multiple play structures and swings–lots of them! Maybe five different play areas? However, it was a very different story at Clairemont. I really hope our school board will consider opening Westchester for our children. It is a beautiful school, inside and out.

By: Greg Wiseman

Greg Wiseman — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:16:38 +0000

During a tornado watch (weather conditions are present that may develop into a tornado) all students are brought inside from anywhere on the campus, including trailers. If the watch turns into a warning (tornado sighted in the immediate area) students go to the area in each school designated to be the safest place by DFD.

We’ve had a few watches and one or two warnings the last few years at WP. There was also one day (last year, I believe) I brought students inside from the trailers because of a freak wind storm that made the trees across the street sway too much for this principal’s comfort.

I can assure you that on severe weather days, a principal’s full attention is on the emergency weather radio, weather.com, and to the skies.

Greg Wiseman
Principal, Winnona Park
(and father of a 1st grader in a trailer at Oakhurst)

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:13:19 +0000

You wouldn’t assume that your child would be brought to a safer location during a tornado warning?

By: CSD Mom

CSD Mom — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:36:56 +0000

My kid will be in a trailer at Winnona Park next year, and I work two blocks away. If I hear that tornado siren go off, words cannot describe what my panic level will be.