Letter from Nicole Miskell

School Needs To Do Better

On October 26, 2023, I received messages from multiple friends of a screenshot of a letter that was posted on the Schenevus Central School Facebook page. It was posted around 12:15 p.m. and stated, “This morning, it was determined that there was a potential threat in our school building. The matter was dealt with and turned over to the NYS police….”

I called the school immediately to question why they did not utilize the e-mail, text or robocall system that the school has. I was only told, it was posted on Facebook and the website. School Superintendent Jeff Bennett has me blocked from the Facebook page, so if I were on Facebook, I wouldn’t have known. And who checks the school’s website to see if something like this is happening? And it’s not even the first thing you see when you go to the website. You have to scroll to find it.

This school never utilizes the systems it has to communicate any information to parents. Bennett believes he is transparent, but clearly doesn’t understand the definition. I’m then sent a link from a friend—regarding a news article from WKTV—that states the child had a firearm at school!!! Yet here it is, October 26 at 11:15 p.m., and the school has still not reached out to parents. They state in the letter that children’s safety is important, and they have zero tolerance for anyone who threatens.

Well, myself and other parents have experienced the complete opposite of what this letter signed by Jeff Bennett states.

Nicole Miskell
Schenevus