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Brentwood officials present expanded district safety plan, post draft for 30-day public review
Summary
The Brentwood school district presented an updated district-wide safety plan that adds expanded visitor guidance, extreme-heat protocols and expanded training; the Board will post the plan for a 30-day public review and consider final approval at a later meeting.
Brentwood — The Brentwood Union Free School District presented an updated district-wide safety plan during its July 17 board meeting, highlighting expanded visitor guidance, new extreme-heat procedures and additional training for school safety staff.
The district’s director of school safety, Byron McGreg, told the Board that two internal changes — expanded visitor guidance and written protocols for extreme heat days — are the main reasons the plan “exceeds NYSED expectations.” He said the district already has layered security measures in place, including secured vestibules, camera monitoring and a district safety center staffed 24 hours a day.
The plan matters because it documents practices school staff said they already use and makes them visible to families and community members, McGreg said. The Board will post the draft safety plan on the district website for 30…
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