Tag: school safety
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Safety measures already in place for Lawrence Township School District
Security vestibules installed at the main entrance to every school, a telephone in each classroom allowing teachers to put the school into lockdown when necessary, and special police officers assigned to every school building. Ross Kasun, the superintendent of schools, outlined safety measures at the Lawrence Township Public Schools Board of Education meeting June 7.…
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New Edison school safety director has law enforcement/military background
EDISON – Edison Township Public Schools now have a director of school safety and security. Interim Schools Superintendent Paul Saxton introduced Patrick Kissane at a Board of Education (BOE) Caucus Meeting on Jan. 23. Kissane will lead and oversee the safety and security of the 16,600 students and 2,100 staff members in 20 buildings…
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South Brunswick schools to focus on equity among students, parents
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A gentleman in the back of the auditorium at Crossroads Middle School South raised his hand, leaning slightly forward in his chair. He said when his son was three years old, he presented him with one white egg and one brown egg. He asked his son which one was good, and which…
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What are you doing to make school safety a reality?
Last weekend, my youngest daughter, along with my wife and I, traveled out to Pittsburgh to visit my oldest daughter for the University of Pittsburgh Family Weekend. I am sure that when you just read the school she attends, you immediately inferred as to what this note may entail and you would be correct. Ten…
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South River council advances plan to place a police officer at each school
SOUTH RIVER – The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance authorizing the South River Police Department to hire Class III police officers and to assign them to South River School District schools. “The borough placed funding in the 2018 [municipal] budget for the salaries of four Class III officers with the anticipation that the school…
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Metuchen superintendent asks school board to hire director of safety
METUCHEN — Calling it a sign of the times, Metuchen Superintendent of Schools Vincent Caputo is recommending the Board of Education hire an individual to work as the district’s director of safety. “I think it would be a timely position and a position that would be important to the district,” he said. Caputo said he…
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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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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,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board discusses safety in wake of Florida shooting
Twelve days after a 19-year-old gunned down 14 of his former classmates and three faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., members of the public took to the Hillsborough Township Board of Education meeting on Feb. 26 to discuss safety in the district’s nine buildings. It may have been the first…
