The Shakerite

In a training exercise, some high school students practice overwhelming an intruder while others evacuate the scene. As school shootings have continued, schools and law enforcement agencies have begun to adopt and rehearse more aggressive responses than the lockdowns legislated throughout the country in the years following the assault at Columbine High School 15 years ago.

In Lockdown Alternative, Students Don’t Hide

May 1, 2014

Superintendent Freeman Will Step Down After This Year

Shane McKeon, Investigations Editor

September 4, 2012

After 25 years as superintendent of Shaker Heights Schools, Superintendent Mark Freeman announced today that he will step down after this school year. “It has been an honor to serve Shaker,” Freeman stated in a letter sent...

Not Bidding Farewell to Turf After All

Kyra Hall, Raider Zone Editor

March 23, 2012

Ten days after the Board of Education delayed a vote on the question, the possibility remains for the installation of a turf field and track for fall 2012. Board of Education Vice President Annette Sutherland explained that...