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Dr. O'Leary: District reports 40% drop in violence incidents, cites added security and counseling; $90,000 fitness grant announced
Summary
Dr. O'Leary told the Edison Township Board of Education the district saw a 40% reduction in violence and vandalism incidents year over year, credited building staff and additional security guards, and said the district will combine discipline with counseling; staff also announced a $90,000 National Fitness Campaign award for outdoor fitness equipment.
The Edison Township Board of Education heard a violence-and-vandalism update in which Dr. O'Leary said the district recorded a 40% reduction in incidents compared with the prior year and attributed the decline to building administrators, teachers and newly deployed security staff.
"This is actually a 40% reduction in the incidents from last year to this year," Dr. O'Leary said, and added that the board allowed the district to "invest in additional security guards" under Mr. Cassan to monitor…
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