Friday, December 14, 2007

Lakewood renews emphasis on school security

In the aftermath of a Nov. 12 melee at Lakewood High School that resulted in the arrest of 11 high school students and one adult, school administrators, parents, police and security personnel gathered on Dec. 4 in the high school library to discuss security in the township's schools.
The individuals who were arrested at the high school last month were charged with one or more of the following: aggravated assault on police officers, aggravated assault on school officials, riot, failure to disperse, terrorist threats and being a disorderly person.
Community members were invited by the Board of Education to take part in last week's meeting with representatives of Care Security Systems, which was hired by the board to conduct security assessments in conjunction with the Lakewood Police Department at Lakewood High School, Lakewood Middle School and the Lakewood Alternate Schools.
Representatives of the security firm visited the schools and evaluated them prior to the community meeting.
Tri Town News [Click HERE to read the rest of the story]

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