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Friday, December 21, 2012

Newtown Shooting Spurs NJ School Security Reaction

School districts in the region respond to Connecticut massacre by reviewing safety procedures.

At 9:30 a.m. Friday, 26 bells were rung, one each for the lives taken in the hallways and classrooms of Sandy Hook Elementary School during the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Friday before Christmas, typically a day reserved for holiday parties and cheer, marked a week since what has been labeled the second deadliest school shooting in America.  Just days and even hours after the shooting, school districts in Morris and Somerset counties sprung into action, developing plans to communicate with parents and reaching out to police officers about how to make schools more safe. "Right now, the crucial thing for school boards to do is to look at the security procedures in place," said Frank Belluscio, communications director for the New …

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Increased Twp. Police Presence at School Rest of Week (in Morristown Patch), Police Patrols Up at Wayne Schools After CT Shooting (in Wayne Patch), More Security Personnel Considered at High School (in Bridgewater Patch), and 16 more ›

Monday, December 17, 2012

CT Shooting Prompts Police Presence at Montville Schools

Superintendent said heightened security is 'important on the heels of what happened Friday.'

The police officers standing outside Montville Township Public Schools Monday served not only to protect the students and faculty members inside each building, but to comfort parents outside as well. As students returned to school Monday for the first time since the Sandy Hook School massacre in Newtown, Conn., Superintendent Dr. Paul Fried said the district worked to keep students ingrained in their routines and ensure normalcy. The most noticeable difference, however, was the officers' presence outside. "I think it's important, on the heels of what happened Friday, for us to help everyone feel more secure," Fried said. "We want to help our parents, our childen and our staff feel as secure as possible." Fried said the district is working …

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Montville Township Board of Education, Police: Safety of All CT Schools Being Examined in Wake of Sandy Hook Shootings (in Fairfield Patch), and Public Safety Building

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11:54 am on Tuesday, January 1, 2013

they love to use the word "audit" they audited the school security, they audited the police department....come on! and so they say "well, we did the audit and it said our schools are safe"   more ›

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