DUNMORE - Dunmore School Board members told a parent Monday that they will look at policies related to notifying parents when students receive injuries at school.
Board members and district Superintendent Richard McDonald said during the meeting they would evaluate existing policies after a fourth-grader at Dunmore Elementary Center was hit by another student on Nov. 8 and the student's parents weren't notified. Mr. McDonald said he discussed the situation with elementary center Principal Matthew Quinn and believes it should have been handled differently.
"They dropped the ball on this one," Mr. McDonald said. "He admitted it."
School board members assured parents that policies would be evaluated related to contacting parents if children are injured at school.
"By you bringing it up, it will be addressed," said board member Joseph Durkin.
Mr. McDonald said the incident involving the fourth-grader led to the student being seen by the school nurse and another student receiving a suspension from school.
"We're going to look into the circumstances related to what happened," Mr. McDonald said. "We're going to review our policies and see if something needs to be done."
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