Schools from Macon and Piatt County have formed a Regional Safety Committee.

Dr. Kristen Kendrick-Weikle, superintendent of Warrensburg-Latham Schools, indicates the Regional Safety Committee is facilitated by the Macon County Emergency Management Agency. The schools involved have discussed consistency among safety routines and have an agreement to send staff in cases of emergencies.

Dr. Kendrick-Weikle notes the next step in the planning process is working with their partner schools Argenta-Oreana, Maroa-Forsyth, and Sangamon Valley to determine which areas they prefer to have trained in.

Dr. Kendrick-Weikle says Warrensburg-Latham schools will host reunification drills in the summer to fine-tune the plans discussed so far by the Regional Safety Committee. She feels all of the participating schools' safety plans have benefited from these discussions.

Dr. Kendrick-Weikle says parents can be reassured that the safety of students is of the utmost concern for the school districts.