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Ridgefield board reviews school-safety data, affirms HIB findings and hears public safety concerns about high-school doors
Summary
Superintendent presented the semiannual School Safety Data Report and the board approved SSDS Period 1. The board affirmed three HIB investigation outcomes, discussed RMHS facility repairs and solar panel schedule, and heard a public commenter urge repair of slamming high-school doors.
At the Feb. 13 meeting Superintendent Anemone presented the district's semiannual School Safety Data Report. He reported that Shaler Academy and Bergen Boulevard had no reported HIB investigations or allegations for the first half of the school year; Slocum reported 12 incidents and RMHS reported 21 for the period. The board approved the SSDS (School Safety Data System) Period 1 report.
The board affirmed superintendent decisions in three HIB investigations numbered 4511, 4512 and 4513; the board's motion to affirm those determinations passed by roll call.
During public comment, Community Center Facilitator Debbie Fugnitti raised a safety concern that the main entrance doors at the high school are slamming shut and could cause accidental injury; she asked the district to repair them, and also clarified that students are permitted to use restrooms during evacuation drills. The board's operations report also included facility updates: RMHS retaining-wall and maintenance-shop repairs are in progress, and tentative dates were given for solar-panel "hook-ups" as part of the ESIP project (Bergen Boulevard: March 1—6; Shaler Academy: March 15—29).
Why this matters: The SSDS report and HIB affirmations are formal safety-accountability steps required by state procedures; reported incident counts and ongoing facility repairs have direct implications for student safety and operations.
What's next: The board approved the SSDS report and will continue scheduled facility repairs and solar work; public commenters asked for a maintenance response on the high-school entry doors.
