You’ve probably heard the negative side related to\u00a0the events leading up the May 3rd security issue at Park City\u00a0High School. However,\u00a0you may have missed\u00a0the good things done by our Park City Police Department and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
During the last two Friday’s, Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter and Summit County Chief Deputy Frank Smith have attended \u00a0the School District’s “Office Hours with Dr. Conley.” During the discussion, two interesting facts related to our police\u00a0forces came up.<\/p>\n
First, it’s clear\u00a0Police Chief Wade Carpenter\u00a0had few concerns with security at Park City High School on May 3rd. However, he understood that parents would have concerns. So, he directed officers to be stationed at the high school to both alleviate fears parents had and to answer any questions. You have to appreciate someone that not only thinks about his job (to protect our community) but also considers how other people feel and adjusts his actions based on that. It not only served our community in this case, but I can think of a hundred ways that attitude could\u00a0help our community in the future.<\/p>\n
Then there is the Sheriff’s Office. It appears they supported the police by patrolling Park City, since Park City officers would be at the Kearns campus. However, Summit County \u00a0Sheriff Chief Deputy Frank Smith mentioned something\u00a0even more impressive during yesterday’s “Office Hours Meeting.” He said that he and the SWAT team were gathered at 3AM on the morning of May 3rd. He said they had little\u00a0concern about the Kearns Campus, but that when there is so much noise about something like this, the concern is that something may happen somewhere else. They wanted to be ready, just in case. When I tell people this story, they generally say the same\u00a0thing: “Thank God. If the police were all at the high school, I was worried that my child’s\u00a0daycare or another elementary school would be the target.” Yep, the Sheriff’s Office showed another\u00a0instance of thinking outside the box.<\/p>\n
So, we can all come to our own conclusion on the missteps the Park City School District took related to the security incident of May 3rd. Those missteps are pretty obvious.<\/p>\n
However, \u00a0those missteps also showed us something good. The Park City Police Department and Summit County Sheriff are both pretty smart and have our backs. For that, we are very\u00a0lucky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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