Safety Concern!

At Wabash Park, the Old Linseed Building is becoming a frequent ‘hang-out’ spot for our Fern students. We are strongly concerned by this as the building is unstable, abandoned and extremely unsafe. Our students are entering the building over the lunch hour and are walking through the many levels of the structure. We are immediately being informed by community members and by our local police of this dangerous and concerning matter. The police are working with us, but their main concern is the children’s safety. For this reason the police would like you to know it is a criminal offence for these students to be trespassing and/or breaking and entering. The next time children are found in the building, they will be charged. We have discussed this with all the grade 7 and 8 students and emphasized the seriousness and danger of this act. We want to keep our students safe at all times, even during the lunch hour. We have communicated our concern with all of our students and will monitor the situation closely. We kindly ask that our Fern Community support us in this matter.