Information about Dingell Funeral tomorrow Feb. 12th

February 11, 2019

Evening Haigh Community:

As many of you know, Congressman John Dingell passed away on February 7th, 2019. On Tuesday morning, February 12th, Divine Child will be having a funeral mass for Mr. Dingell that will be open to the public. The time of the service is 11:00am, but media coverage will be starting at 9:00am.  This means that we will see a large increase in traffic around our school. Haigh has been in communication with our District Office and the Dearborn Police Department in preparation for this large event. We are taking the following steps to help with the traffic and security of our building:

• Dearborn Police Officers will be stationed up and down Silvery Lane from Cherry Hill to Wilson. Silvery Lane from Wilson to Ford Road will   be closed. Cherry Hill Road will be open to traffic.

• We will have inside line up starting at 8:25am (students will line up next to their lockers or at their normal inside line up location). No parents or guests should enter the building with their student(s). Students coming for breakfast can enter the front main entrance at 8:15am.

• Haigh staff will be visible at our drop off locations, entrance doors, and throughout our hallways.

• During the school day we will have inside recess and students will not be permitted to go outside.

• All doors will be locked as usual and parents who want to visit Haigh will have to use the front buzzer system to enter our building. We are asking that our community limits visits to our building tomorrow between the hours of 9:00am and 2:00pm.  

• For afternoon dismissal, all Haigh staff will again be visible at grade level doors, throughout the building, and by our pick up locations. Any student that does not have a parent, sibling, or guardian present will be brought to our front office to call for a ride home. This event is scheduled to end by 1:00pm and traffic should be cleared by 2:00pm

Overall, we are taking these precautions to make sure that all of our students are safe and accounted for. Thank you for your help and support with the arrival and departure of our students.

Mr. Short