By Donna Beth Weilenman
Staff Reporter

In the wake of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, Benicia police and schools have collaborated on a message to parents and other residents: Your children are safe.

Benicia Unified School District Superintendent Janice Adams and Benicia police Chief Andrew Bidou released a joint message Monday afternoon to those concerned about school security after a man killed 20 first-grade students and six faculty and staff members of Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn.

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