- On January 9 a firearm was left unattended in Mason High School by a police officer
- Now a Mason resident and public school teacher is speaking up about issues of transparency from the district
- Watch to learn more about the incident and how it came to light nearly a month later
In January, an officer from the Mason Police Department left his gun unattended while working out in Mason High School; now, a teacher is speaking out about the incident and the changes she thinks the district needs to make.
“Who has access to the building and not having any layer of security or protocol in place. Then say after the fact we had policies, something is missing,” said Katelyn Thomas.
The issue came to light this week during a city council meeting, where we learned Mason officer and K9 handler Hayden Wildfong resigned from the Mason Police Department, Jan. 18. He was under investigation for removing and leaving his gun belt unattended while working out in Mason High School on Jan. 9.
“A whole month went by and parents didn’t know students didn’t know that there was a weapon that students could have put their handles on it could have taken one second for the headlines to be drastically different,” said Thomas.