Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Details of other security upgrades to the district are witheld for safety reasons.
One measure of Marlboro's longterm school security plan is in place after the Board of Education voted to hire Robert Delaune, a former Tinton Falls police officer, as its new school security supervisor. Delaune's resume, requested through the Open Public Records Act by a Patch reader, indicates Delaune was a military police drill sergeant until 2003, and worked as a school resource officer in Tinton Falls until 2012. An April 22 special meeting agenda noted the board would be entering executive session to interview candidates for the school security position. The agenda indicated action may be taken after executive session. An addendum was added to the April 23 meeting agenda, calling for a board vote to hire Delaune. Details of other …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The job listing expires from the site on March 31 on njschooljobs.com.
As a part of its longterm plan to upgrade school security in the district, the Marlboro Board of Education has begun advertising to fill a new security supervisor position. The search to fill that position is being handled by administration, the exact salary is to be determined, according to Board President Michael Lilonsky. The position is advertised on njschooljobs.com. The job listing expires from the site on March 31. Qualifications as advertised: Details of other security upgrades are witheld for safety reasons, but board members have been updated by Superintendent Dr. David Abbott and the Safe Schools Task Force. A program to put one police office in every Marlboro school was put into place in January, and cost the district around…
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The district has released no further details about security plans.
The Marlboro Board of Education announced it will continue to upgrade security, after a 90-day program which places officers in each district school. A news release from the district stated a Security Supervisor position will be created, and a multi-year security upgrade plan has been put in place. The search to fill that position is being handled by administration, the exact salary is to be determined, according to Board President Michael Lilonsky. Details of the upgrades were witheld from the release for safety reasons, but board members have been updated by Superintendent Dr. David Abbott and the Safe Schools Task Force. "As best as can be determined at this time, the funds needed for this plan are included in the 2013-14 budget," …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Township Council approved the hiring of special officers to supplement the 90-day cops in schools program.
A public hearing garnered no responses at last week's Town Council meeting, as the council unanimously approved hiring 12 new special officers for the temporary cops in schools program in Marlboro. The temporary security program, which is at an estimated cost of $105,000 for 90 days, puts one officer in each Marlboro Township school for the duration of a school day. The move was a response to the tragic shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. Councilwoman Carol Mazzola said the program as it stands is costing 1/7 of one cent per person in township taxes to the district and municipality. "I think that's a very small price to pay to protecr our children and for parents to have peace of mind when they send their children off…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Do you think school security on voting days should be ramped up?
A bill introduced by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) would mandate districts have a written security plan when polling takes place on school grounds, and voting should only take place in schools if absolutely necessary. The bill, a response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, is an attempt to maintain school security on days when strangers typically come in and out during school hours. Marlboro Superintendent Dr. David Abbott said the problem now is that a current law forces any institution which accepts state money be open as a polling location. "I can't tell you what's going to happen with that bill," Abbott said at a Jan. 15 Board of Education meeting. "It's under a lot of pressure from counties, the state, …
The Township Council approved the hiring of special officers to supplement the 90-day cops in schools program.
The Marlboro Town Council approved a resolution last week to hire 12 more special officers in order to supplement the cops in schools trial program. The temporary program, which is at an estimated cost of $105,000 for 90 days, puts one officer in each Marlboro Township school for the duration of a school day. The move was a response to the tragic shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. According to Police Chief Bruce Hall, the 12 come from surrounding towns such as Freehold and Howell, as well as some retired Marlboro officers. "These retired officers are highly trained and possess the necessary skill sets to perform the task assigned as a Class II Special Officer in our K-8 schools," Hall said in an email to Patch. …
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The bill would require schools to have written security plans in place if voting must take place on school grounds.
The Newtown, CT. tragedy has changed the way New Jersey looks at security in schools, including on voting day. A bill introduced by Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) would mandate districts have a written security plan when polling takes place on school grounds, and voting should only take place in schools if absolutely necessary. Marlboro Superintendent Dr. David Abbott said the problem now is that a current law forces any institution which accepts state money be open as a polling location. "I can't tell you what's going to happen with that bill," Abbott said at a Jan. 15 meeting. "It's under a lot of pressure from counties, the state, municipalities and so on." The topic of voting during school hours on school grounds was …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The council discussed the topic at its 2013 reorganization meeting.
The Marlboro Town Council and Mayor Jon Hornik discussed the decision to temporarily put cops in Marlboro schools at the 2013 Town Council reorganization meeting. The decision to have armed guards in every school came to fruition in the wake of the Newtown, CT school shooting which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults on Dec. 14. New security protocols were ironed out over the holiday break, and implemented as of Jan. 2. The Marlboro Board of Education told Patch that the decision to temporarily place officers in every school will cost the district an estimated $100,000 for 90 days. The Board of Education is finalizing the police contracts at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. at Asher Holmes Elementary School.
Friday, January 4, 2013
We need new ideas. What are yours?
In the wake of the tragedy that took the lives of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, a blogger from across the country was arguably the first to break through the noise and galvanize a debate around mental health. Liza Long’s blog post about raising a mentally ill child, “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother,” talks about her experiences raising her 13-year-old son, whom she describes as a gifted but unpredictable child who has threatened to kill her and himself. As she put it, “I love my son. But he terrifies me." Her blog post quickly went viral, got picked up by the The Huffington Post and others, earned a million likes on Facebook, and led to Long's appearance on CNN to talk about the way mental illness…
The decision to put cops in schools came after the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT.
Marlboro students entered their first day of school in 2013 yesterday and were greeted by township police officers, as promised. Some parents and students were also greeted by New York reporters. Marlboro Township has become the topic of discussion in the media after announcing the decision to place armed officers in each school come 2013. "The order has been given to keep all media off campus," Mayor Jon Hornik said. "[The media] has completely overreacted, I quite frankly don't understand the news coverage. We have always had school resource officers." Hornik has been seen on several news programs, including a street interview on NBC and in a roundtable discussion on MSNBC in recent days. The new school security decision came to …
milton McC
11:37 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The primary source of funding for schools in NJ is taxation based on real property. If you want to change that system you have to be in Trenton. If you don't like the way the schools spend public money, then by all means vote and vote out those who voted for the budget. I believe Mike Lilosnky, Victoria Dean and Edwin Modari are up for election. Vote them out and don't forget Debbie Matos who … more ›