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Hillside superintendent outlines safety measures, budget concerns and policy priorities
Summary
Superintendent Glover told the Hillside Board of Education the district will act to reassure immigrant families, urged parents to complete meal-benefit applications, warned of potential state funding cuts, and said students should help craft a district cell-phone policy.
Superintendent Glover told the Hillside Public School District Board of Education on Jan. 21 that the district will take steps to keep schools safe amid recent changes in federal enforcement and that families should report concerns so the district can respond.
Glover said the district has worked with principals and vice principals to prepare for situations involving immigration officials and emphasized that the district intends to be a partner to families, not an adversary. "We are a diverse community," he said. "It is our commitment to make sure all of our students and families still feel safe to come to the events and the activities that we offer."
The update covered several operational priorities: food service and federal funding, possible reductions in state aid, a…
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