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Ithaca schools hold public hearing on 2024–25 safety plan; adoption deferred
Summary
The Ithaca City School District held a public hearing on its draft 2024–25 safety plan, outlining changes after New York State Education Department guidance on drills and after‑school visitor procedures. No adoption occurred; the plan will return to the board after a 30‑day comment period.
At a public hearing, the Ithaca City School District Board of Education heard a presentation on proposed changes to the district’s 2024–25 safety plan and invited public feedback; the board did not adopt the plan at the meeting and will consider adoption at a future board session after a 30‑day comment period.
Dr. Dan Bridal, who presented the draft, said the district made changes after receiving memos from the New York State Education Department. “This year, we received some we received a few memos from NYSED. On this past July, we received an amendment that in regard to safe schools planning and emergency drills,” Bridal said, and he summarized how that guidance affected the draft plan.
Bridal highlighted several concrete changes: when…
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