Colleagues, The presidents of all four unions within the RCSD sent the message below to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small and Board of Education President Van White. It calls for immediate action by the District while we continue to address the many other measures necessary to ensure greater safety at our schools.  We hope to receive a response from the Superintendent and Board President before the end of today. We will also soon communicate to you the status of the District’s response, if any, to the other proposals we’ve made aimed at making our schools safer for all. Adam Urbanski, RTA President Superintendent Myers-Small,   Good evening.  We are still awaiting the District to act on the majority of the eleven proposals that we have submitted to you several weeks ago. Meanwhile, the safety conditions at our schools continue to deteriorate, assaults and injuries are on the rise (five teachers assaulted at Franklin Upper just last Friday), and the danger to students and school staff...

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