BOE Tackles School Safety at Reorganization Meeting
Administration to look at making buildings safer
It was a busy night for the Howell Board of Education, not only swearing in two new members, but also holding a public forum that brought out a large contingent of parents and representatives from the schools and the Howell Police Department. Following longtime member Mary Cerretani's election as president of the board a public discussion was held on school safety following the recent school shooting in Newtown, CT. By the end of the night the board had passed two motions to direct the administration to look at ways to strengthen the entrances to the buildings and look into the possibility of bringing security personnel into the schools. Ron Sanasac, the district's business administrator, who also serves as head of the township's Office …
william pepitone
4:57 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013
Having read the recent article on school safety we have to realize that we are not living in a perfect world anymore but locking doors and securring the structure is fine but will not stop someone with the intention of hurting people.Having been in law inforcement for over thirty five years it is unrealistic to believe that making the building safe will cure all ills, I believe that there should … more ›