Tag: Parkland
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Monroe students offer opinions on school safety initiatives
MONROE — Only one out of the four students who participated in the School Safety Common Sense Gun Reform Forum last week said she feels safer with armed police officers in the schools. Hanna Touri, who is president of her senior class at Monroe Township High School, said she was concerned with the unknown situation.…
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Area high schools pay tribute to Parkland with walkouts
Students at South Brunswick High School and North Brunswick Township High School paid tribute to the lives lost during the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on the one-month anniversary of the massacre. More than 2,000 South Brunswick High students and staff participated in the school’s “SBHS Walks With…
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Monroe Township High School students walk for peace in support of Florida shooting victims
MONROE — A sea of white flowed out of Monroe Township High School last week as students participated in the nationwide school walkout movement to protest gun violence and show support for the victims of the Florida school shooting last month. Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said Principal Robert Goodall met with student leaders, who expressed…
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Edgar Middle School students link arms in support of shooting victims
METUCHEN — Seventh-grader Charlotte Breen stepped outside her classroom at Edgar Middle School in Metuchen, linked her arms around two of her fellow classmates, bowed her head and closed her eyes in remembrance of the 17 lives lost during the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, last month. “I didn’t hear anyone around me,” she said.…
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Students in Woodbridge share thoughts on gun control reform with Congressman Pallone
WOODBRIDGE — Students at all three high schools in the township had an honest discussion with Congressman Frank Pallone (D-Middlesex, Monmouth) about the gun violence epidemic facing communities every day. “The common theme here is guns,” Pallone said. “America’s gun violence crisis is not normal and it’s not inevitable. Americans are 25 times more likely…
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Hundreds of residents call on gun control measures during South Brunswick March for Lives
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – People from more houses should say, “No guns allowed.” We need stricter gun laws. We shouldn’t have to be worried about guns. Change the age for guns. Books at school, not guns at school. Everyone should have a chance to be safe. Don’t be scared of guns in your district. Those were…
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More school safety measures in the works in Edison
EDISON — Representatives of the Edison School District first approved to have armed police officers at each school and now they will focus on additional measures to ensure the safety of every student in the district. Superintendent Richard O’Malley said making sure every student is safe is the scariest role he plays as superintendent. And…
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North Brunswick residents sought for Parkland remembrance committee
The Citizens of North Brunswick Remember Parkland Committee will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. on March 17 at location to be determined to discuss ways to provide support to the community of Parkland, Florida, that endured the tragic shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School on Feb. 14. For more information or to…
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Armed police officers will patrol Edison schools
EDISON — Armed police officers will patrol the 19 school buildings in the Edison School District through the end of the school year. After more than four hours of discussion, the Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of a resolution reflecting a shared service agreement with the township to hire off-duty township police officers,…