Colleagues, As you probably already know, yesterday we had another near tragedy at the Franklin campus. A stolen Kia SUV drove recklessly onto the school’s grounds nearly hitting students during dismissal. See here the link to the story on News10 NBC, including the harrowing video <https://www.whec.com/top-news/rochester-police-school-district-investigating-after-suv-narrowly-avoids-hitting-franklin-students/>. Addressing this continuing epidemic of violence and lack of security remains our foremost priority and must be addressed before, not after, a tragedy occurs.  Here’s a brief update on this and two other important topics: - Safety and Security. We have been working with the leadership of our sister unions within the RCSD (ASAR, BENTE and RAP), with Superintendent Peluso, with Mayor Evans, and with the Rochester Police Department to improve safety and security at school premises and especially at parking lots. Superintendent Peluso has, thus far, increased the number...