Heights Parents, BOE Putting School Safety First
A group of parents has come forward looking to work with the school board, police and local officials to find ways to make the schools safer for their children following the Newtown tragedy.
Parents and school board members came together Thursday night in complete agreement that school safety is the top priority facing the district right now. The topic dominated discussion at the Board of Education meeting as members of a newly-formed parent group Hasbrouck Heights Parents for Safe Schools came forward expressing the extreme need to put safety first and their willingness to work with the board, police and local officials to help do whatever it takes. "We all agree school is an extension of our homes and people should not have to feel scared to drop their kids off at school every day," said parent Denise Eggert. She stressed that one can not think what happend in Newtown can't happen here pointing to the numbers of public …
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