Chief Leonard: Police School Presence an “Overabundance of Caution”
Police Chief Mark Leonard said that an increased police presence at Marlborough Schools was taken to alleviate people's fears and concerns.
The police presence at Marlborough schools today is intended to alleviate concerns in response to internet chatter, Police Chief Mark Leonard told Patch Friday. “Really it is just an over abundance of caution to let everyone know we are there," he said. “It is just allieviating everyone’s fears and concerns." Police have been talking with school officials, staff and fire officials all week, said Chief Leonard. “We went over everything; safety procedures and protocol," he said. Monitoring has been taking place the entire week on everyone's part. School officials listened to and spoke to students in the school while monitoring the internet. Police turned to internet chatter and have been monitoring it all week. “We started monitoring a lot …
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