Collins Middle School Bathroom Fire

A recent article to the Patch took Collins Middle School administration to task for waiting several days before contacting families regarding a fire in a school restroom. The truth of the matter is that Mr. Glenn Burns, Middle School Principal, contacted Middle School families via automated phone message to provide them with details surrounding the fire. This phone message, I believe, was sent out the day following the event. My daughter came home from school that day and told us exactly what had happened at school that day. At no point did she feel unsafe and any accusation of a long delay in contacting parents or a cover-up are both erroneous and unfair. I suggest that anyone claiming not to be notified check to make certain that they are properly signed up for robo calls; check their voicemail to see if the message is sitting there unheard; or ask a family member if he/she answered the phone call and didn’t share the information. Middle School administration acted appropriately and made certain that student safety was its first priority. Hopefully this article will set the record straight!