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Parents, residents press board on school security, building safety and transportation costs
Summary
Public speakers raised recurring concerns about school perimeter security, elopement incidents for students with special needs, recent building and fencing work, suspected Sunday overtime landscaping, and BOCES transportation costs; district officials acknowledged some issues and said they are working with building department and will follow up.
Several community members used the board’s public-comment period on Sept. 4 to press the Rockville Centre Union Free School District on perimeter security, incidents of student elopement, building code compliance and transportation costs.
Jeff Greenfield, identifying himself as a “citizen taxpayer,” said he observed maintenance staff landscaping on a Sunday and asked the district to be mindful of overtime spending. He also asked for updates on school bus routes and costs after the district’s reported increased charges from…
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