An update to the Carver High shooting on Friday: Today we had a dangerous situation at Carver High School. While students were returning from a planned fire drill, one student fired a weapon. One student was struck, but our school resource officer took the shooter into custody before anyone else was hurt. The victim was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, and thankfully the injuries are not life threatening. At this point, Carver’s campus is secure, and the Winston-Salem Police Department is investigating the motives and reasons behind the shooting. We canceled tonight’s home football game at Carver simply as a precaution. School will be open on Tuesday, and we will have our crisis team ready for students and staff. Extra police officers will be Carver as well as patrolling schools throughout the district. This was a jarring and frightening afternoon. I want to thank the police department for their fast and thorough response – especially Carver’s SRO, Officer Wilson. I also want to thank the Carver staff and students for their part in maintaining their composure in a difficult situation. The safety of our students is our top priority. We do everything we can to keep our students safe, but we also prepare for times like this. The professional and orderly response from our staff, students and police kept a dangerous situation under control. I hope all of you have a safe and restful holiday weekend. Please join me in keeping the Carver family in your thoughts and prayers. Beverly Emory Superintendent
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:01:18 +0000
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