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Residents press board on spending and bidding; parent asks how district will contract bond work
Summary
During public comment, a resident accused the board of waste and cited a $35,000 per-student figure; later, a parent asked detailed questions about the bond-contracting process for security and fire-alarm work. Administration said security vestibules may use state contracts, fire alarms are phase 2 (full bid) and that formal bids will be published in Newsday with a minimum 10 business days to respond.
Two rounds of public comment at the April 15 meeting put pressure on the board from different angles: a prolonged resident critique that alleged excessive spending and governance problems, and a parent who asked procedural questions about contractor selection for bond-funded upgrades.
During the first public-comment slot a resident questioned whether trustees could serve while working in the schools and alleged corrupt practices and excessive per-student spending. The resident asserted a per-student cost of "$35,000 per student" and repeatedly called on trustees to support repeal of the contingency clause in the budget…
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