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Reminder: Town Hall Safety Meeting WEDNESDAY PM

Calling ALL Rangers Mark your calendars for Wed., May 16th for this very important meeting! Several Forest Park families have expressed concern about ways to make Forest Park Elementary as safe as possible for our students, faculty and families. As a result, we have arranged a TOWN HALL MEETING with officers from the Little Rock School District - the rescheduled date/time for this meeting is Wednesday, May 16th at 5:30 pm. We will host LRSD Superintendent Michael Poore, LRS

Talking To Your Children ... A Message from Principal Ketcher

Please read this article, "Talking to Children About Violence - Tips for Parents and Teachers" from the National Association of School Principals. Parents and school personnel can help children feel safe by establishing a sense of normalcy and security and talking with them about their fears. #Safety #Parents #20172018 #PrincipalsMessage

LRSD Wants Your Input on School Safety

This week, LRSD circulated a survey to staff, parents, and students regarding school safety. Students may complete the survey using their LRSD 1Connect accounts, and parents may also ask to complete the survey in English or in Spanish through the media center of their child's school, or through the PTA newsletter, or by request to the PTA. Please contact Pamela Smith's office at the details below with any additional questions. Department of Communications 501.447.1030 off

Safety Letter from Mrs. Ketcher

Dear Parents, Forest Park students' safety is foremost in our minds each day. Please know we take safety precautions seriously. The following practices are implemented and documented with the Little Rock School District as required by the Arkansas Department of Education: * Safety Security Training and Refresher Training each year * School and Classroom doors locked and remain locked throughout the day; the office has a screen monitor to recognize visitors before

Important Carpool Information and Update

Parents, guardians, relatives...take note! We have updated our carpool map. Please read on for important information about Carpool Safety and Etiquette: PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF ALL CARS TRYING TO PARK AND ACCESS CARPOOL. The goal is to MAXIMIZE the little bit of parking SPACE we have, and we cannot do that if we do not think about others. Stay off your cell phone. Pull up as far as you can to leave room for cars behind you; this goes for parking as well. DO NOT cut behind the

Reminder: Picking Up From Cantrell Road is Prohibited

Important safety reminder, families: Picking up students on Cantrell Road is against the law. Last week, LRSD Police Officers visited with Forest Park Elementary Principal Theresa Ketcher to alert our community that parking along Cantrell Road (also known as State Highway 10) to pick up a child is a traffic violation and safety concern. The dangers of a collision with other vehicles or a child pedestrian are obvious when stopping on a busy stretch of road, but the officers al

The Most Important Reminder You'll Read All Year

Dear parents, We know it can be hectic in the hustle and bustle of dropping your children off in the carpool lanes in the morning. We know you often have other things on your mind. Forest Park PTA would like to take a moment to remind you of the great responsibility we have as parents and community members. For motorists, this means obeying all street signs, yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks, taking an extra moment to ensure that the road is clear, and most importantly ma

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