School Resource Officer Program Coming to Westford Academy
In the light of last week's tragedy in Connecticut, the Westford School Committee concludes their discussion on bringing a School Resource Officer to Westford Academy.
As the country continues to mourn last Friday’s tragic events, the Westford School Committee met on Monday evening to conclude discussion of the installation of a School Resource Officer (SRO) at Westford Academy. The proposed SRO was recommended by the board in September, and became possible for this year thanks to fiscal adjustments approved at Fall Town Meeting. After a moment of silence to open the meeting, Superintendent Everett Olsen, Jr. and the School Committee members discussed methods to increase school safety both in the short term and long term. “Nothing is fool proof in life but we are going to be as responsible towards security as any school system in the country”, Olsen said. Westford Academy Principal Jim Antonelli, with …
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Alex Finnegan
1:54 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
I think we're going a overboard here. The number of kids dying in school is low http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/savd.html Aside from periodic spikes there has been little change since 1992. In fact we have been at a lower rate for the past few years. You are about 4x more likely to be struck by lightning than to die a violent death at school. I don't think … more ›