January 1, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians: On the evening of Dec. 27th, 2012, the Giles County Sheriffs Department, the Town of Narrows police department, and the Giles County Schools, were notified by the Va. State police regarding information on a web-site. This web-site discussed the shootings that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Included in this discussion on the web-site was how Sandy Hook was referenced in the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rising. This reference was in a map that appeared in a scene in this movie. Another zone on this map appearing in the movie was Narrows. The author, who posted this article, did an online Google search based on a hunch for Narrows Schools. From this search, information for Narrows Elementary/Middle School and Narrows High School appeared. Based on this information, we have been in communication with our local law enforcement officials (i.e. the Sheriffs Department and Town of Narrows police) to discuss this issue further. Additional precautions have been taken for the immediate future and additional safeguards will be installed at each of our facilities in the near future. Again, please realize that there were no specific threats made against any of our schools in Giles County. However, based on this information, we are working with our local law enforcement officials to continue to ensure the safety of our students and our staff members. If you have any questions, please contact your child(s) school or the Giles County School Board office. Sincerely,

Dr. Terry E. Arbogast, II Superintendent