Editor's Note: This article was written and submitted by Chris Boyle.
Bellmore Board of Education President Brian Desmond opened Tuesday’s meeting with a moment of silence for the victims of Friday's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
Superintendent Joseph Famularo also addressed the tragic incident, and took the opportunity to assure parents in attendance that the safety of the children under his watch was of paramount importance.
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“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families in Connecticut,” Famularo said. “Our kids are always our number one concern. When the children came back to school on Monday, we offered mental health support, and our principals were prepared in case children needed support. We’re also reaching out to parents. If any parent needs support, they can speak to us.”
Famularo outlined some of the guidelines that the Bellmore district adheres to ensure that students are kept safe each and every day.
“We have to follow state regulations, such as Project SAVE,” he said. “We have safety procedures in place that we practice throughout the year. But not only do we practice, but we do it in the presence of law enforcement, we follow all state laws and regulations, and we continually look for ways to improve. It’s an ongoing process.”
During his legislative report, Trustee Jay L.T. Breakstone also addressed the matter of the Sandy Hook shootings, the impact of Hurricane Sandy, and their combined effect on current safety protocols in the Bellmore School District.
“There has been a lot of talk about how we, as schools, react to disasters...one natural, and one unnatural,” Breakstone said. “These discussions will go on. One of the nice things about New York is that we have something called Project SAVE, which is a state requirement. It goes through disaster plans, including things like what just happened in Newtown, Connecticut. But we will obviously be examining those plans for quite some time.”
The next meeting of the Bellmore Board of Education is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2013 at 8 p.m.
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Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:32 pm
As for the mandate, maybe YOU should run for the Board, we need a change and thats WHY I am…Read More running... Thanks for the info though!
Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:30 pm
FYI- Rosemary Corliss, mentioned it 2times as something are are planning to loo at....at Meet the…Read More Candidates Night......
Pat Boyle Egland May 20, 2013 at 04:06 pm
The NBUFSD BOE has not mentioned cutting bussing in over a year, it is not a part of the 2013-2014…Read More budget.
The pensions and benefits are not regulated by the BOE it is a state mandate.
Pat Boyle Egland May 22, 2013 at 02:48 pm
Eliminating the CHSD is a great idea but it needs to be voted on by the citizens of all 4 districts…Read More . In BM we have 5 set of administration - North Bellmore, Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick and CHSD . Pensions are a are a state and national battle NOT local
Greg Bashaw May 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).