Tag: school security
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Freehold Township mayor: School security under review
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Mayor Anthony Ammiano said this week that municipal officials and school administrators are reviewing how security is being provided at schools in the community and what changes, if any, may be made. School security has been the topic of renewed and vigorous interest among parents, school board members and school administrators since…
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South Brunswick officials ‘confident’ on security plan
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick will continue to use tactics employed almost two decades ago to ensure the safety of students and faculty members of the school district. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka told a crowd of hundreds of residents the South Brunswick Police Department increased its security after the school shooting at Colorado’s Columbine High…
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East Brunswick board approves armed police officers in schools
EAST BRUNSWICK – The East Brunswick Board of Education has authorized the East Brunswick Police Department to provide an armed officer at every school in the township during the school day. “The security and safety of our students and staff is the board’s first priority. For nearly three years, the board and administration have been…
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Manalapan parents want police officers placed in schools
MANALAPAN – Members of the Manalapan Township Committee sought to reassure residents who addressed the issue of school security that the safety of the community’s children is the top priority when those youngsters are in school. One week after a gunman killed 17 teenagers and adults at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…
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Jackson superintendent addresses school security measures
JACKSON – Stephen Genco, the superintendent of schools in the Jackson School District, has addressed the issue of school safety in a letter to Jackson families and staff members. Genco’s Feb. 20 letter was issued six days after a gunman shot and killed 17 people and injured 14 others at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
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Howell police chief: School security will ramp up after Florida shooting
HOWELL – Shortly after news broke that more than 15 people had been shot and killed by a gunman who entered a high school in Parkland, Fla., on the afternoon of Feb. 14, Howell Police Chief Andrew Kudrick sought to reassure residents police are doing all they can to ensure the safety of Howell’s students…