UPDATE:
Reporters were allowed into the school meeting however we were not allowed to bring in our cameras.
The meeting was held in the wake of Amanda Collete's murder on campus on Wednesday. Fellow classmate Teah Wimberly is accused of killing her.
During the meeting, some parents alleged that security at Dillard High School is lacking. One parent claimed strangers on campus are not asked for ID. She also said a child does not need to sign out to leave campus.
"I'm telling you, as a parent, you have no security," the parent said. " None."
Principal Merceda Stanley responded, "I will look into it."
Other parents disputed those claims about lax security and said the bottom line is parents need to do more to be involved with their children and with the school.
Dillard has 7 campus monitors, 2 security specialists and a school resource officer. The district says that is the second most security officers at a Broward County school. Only Cypress Bay High School has more.
But parents who came expecting answers about specific security changes left unhappy.
Parent Luz Taylor called the meeting "damage control."
"I don't understand how a child is shot," she said, "the person who shot her walked off the school and you claim to have security?"
But even Taylor's daughter, Stephanie, a friend of Amanda Collette's, admitted the shooting could have happened anywhere.
"If somebody wants to take it to that extreme, they can do it," she said.
Other parents said they question whether metal detectors are the answer.
"It's really sad to have children walk through metal detectors," parent Jenny Etienne said. "Other than physically frisking them how are you gonna know what they're carrying. But is this an isolated incident and should everyone pay the price for that?"
Superintendent Jim Notter told me there are no easy answers. He said everyone has to speak up if they see a child acting out or acting strangely. He told me the district is reviewing security procedures and will make any necessary changes.
