I'd like to inform you of a situation that happened on campus with my daughter and 2 other kindergarten girls on September 1, 2015. I feel it is my moral obligation to ensure parents are aware of what happened.



On September 1, at approximately 3:45 p.m, my wife arrived at the school to pick up my daughter. Immediately, something felt wrong and off with the situation. As she entered the school through the wide open gates (yes, we were very aware of the open gate policy, but figured with staff aware also, they would be more, NOT LESS, vigilant), she walks towards the children's play area. She notices my daughter sitting with two other girls, ONE OF WHOM IS CRYING with ZERO STAFF present or visible. These girls are 50 yards from a wide open gate that has cars coming in and out at will. Remember, anyone could be in those cars.

The worst part: My wife was able to WALK AWAY with my daughter TWICE without anyone even aware!! The first time she left to look for staff, then realized, "Wait a minute, I'm leaving two girls alone, unattended." So she returned to regroup. She left the second time to look for staff again, and IT TOOK 5-7 MINUTES BEFORE ANYONE WAS FOUND! Both staff members were in the same location, around the corner, behind the play structure. They had no visual on these girls. They didn't even realize one was crying. If a child predator happened to be in area at the time, they wouldn't have needed candy or a puppy to lure these girls away. All they needed to do was grab one (or all three) and whisk them away. Any crying and protesting would not have been heard. The security camera (just that 1) is trained on the front gate only; it is watched over intermittently by staff and, to my understanding, is not recording. If something had happened, the school wouldn't have been able to provide an ounce of evidence to help law enforcement. No witnesses. No surveillance footage.



We decided to immediately withdraw our daughter from the school. When we discussed these issues with the principal, she offered solutions (simply to assuage our anger) but could not provide a time frame of how quickly they would be implemented.

For the safety of the children that remain, we hope and pray that the long term solutions are implemented, but we are unwilling to take that chance with our child.