Safety Summit asks for student input

by Rian Donahue & Lucas Smalley

To discuss school safety, more than 30 students from the three Fort Mill high schools attended the Safety Summit at the District Office on Feb. 8.

The students actively participated in a number of activities to hear what students think about their safety during the school day. The main objective was to create a time and place for students to voice their opinions and ultimately make all schools safer.

Topics of discussion included student drug use, lockdowns and their effectiveness, speeding in student parking lots, handicap accessibility, mental health, sanitation of the school, open campus issues, and the seriousness of threats and their repercussions.