Newton Schools Superintendent Tom Messinger

About this episode

Jamie Grout interviews Newton Schools Superintendent Tom Messinger about school safety, bullying, and recent legislative impacts on education.

In this podcast I speak with Newton School's Superentendent Tom Messinger in a wide ranging interview. Parents are concerned about school safety and in the past school year the school system has had to enact a couple of "soft lockdowns." In this podcast Tom tells us what the difference is between a soft lockdown and a normal lockdown and what Newton Schools does to keep our schools safe. He also discusses the issue of bullying and how the schools system deals with that issue. He announces who the new Berg Middle School Principal will be. He also talks about how the Iowa Legislature's Property Tax bill effects the school system. If you desire a shorter version of this podcast make sure you check out the shortcast video where we talk specifically about school safety and bullying. Just click on the link below or go to my YouTube channel or outandaboutwithjamiegrout.com

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Grout

Guest: Tom Messinger

Topics covered

• school safety
• bullying
• education policy
• lockdowns
• property tax

Keywords

• school safety
• soft lockdown
• bullying
• Newton Schools
• Iowa Legislature
• property tax
• Berg Middle School

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newton Schools, Iowa Legislature

Places: Berg Middle School

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