*UPDATE* on June Ave School letter!

Here is the letter sent home to parents yesterday:

Dear Parents and Guardians:

Recently some parents have come in to school concerned that one of the men arrested last week in the Province-wide crackdown on child pornography lives in our school area.

We are aware of this situation and understand that he has been released on bail and ordered to obey various terms, including bans on going to schools, playgrounds or parks. All of the bail conditions imposed are being monitored by the Guelph Police.

While this is an unsettling situation, we will continue to keep the safety of our students foremost in everything we do at June Avenue school. We have a caring school community, and by working together we can keep our children protected not only while at school but in the neigbourhood as well.

Sincerely,


Andrew Creighton
Principal

The parent who gave me this said her child was very upset about this letter and the whole way home from school he was quiet and saying that his stomach hurt. When they got into their home he said to his mom "can you lock the door right away, that will make my stomach better."

At that time she had to have a "sit-down" talk with her son about this letter and I'm sure a lot more trying to help him understand the situation. All of this to a 6 year old.

Not only are the children who are directly hurt in this sick and evil act damaged but the whole community is. As I just learned, even a letter, like the one sent home yesterday, is disturbing enough for children.

As I've stressed before....we need to protect our children through awareness programs that come from us. Becoming aware of these issues through letter's sent home scaring the crap out of kids is no way for a child to become aware of these sick individuals out there.