Parent describes emergency-response gaps at tournament

What happened

At the Sept. 8 meeting, a parent recounted an active-shooter emergency during a water-polo tournament, saying shots came from the Independence High School campus and students from multiple schools sheltered at an aquatic center. She said the gates were not locked to outsiders and no district or school administrators were present at the time, and urged event-wide emergency plans and designated contacts.

Why it matters to families

The testimony describes security and oversight concerns during a serious threat at a school event involving students and spectators, raising questions about emergency access control and who directs a response. The board record captures the parent's account and request; it does not establish that the district adopted a new plan.

The evidence

In public comment, a parent who attended with the Liberty High School water-polo team said shots rang out from Independence High School during the tournament; students from multiple schools sheltered in one location. She reported that the aquatic-center gates were not locked to people entering from outside, that no district or school administrators were there at the time, and called for a standard emergency plan and a designated point of contact for athletic, artistic, and academic events (95097, approx. 01:07:48–01:10:30).

The source