South Orange-Maplewood Parents Voice Concerns about School Lockdown Drills
The topic of school lockdown drills — and their effects on students — was raised by parents at the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting…
Navarro: Let’s Consider the Effect of Lockdown Drills on Students
The following is from South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education candidate Bruno J. Navarro, one of 8 candidates running for one of three seats up for election…
ALICE Security Program Presentation Brings Out ‘A Lot of Emotion’ at Board of Ed Meeting
A proposed school security program called ALICE was the subject more debate at the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting on Thursday, June 14. ALICE (Alert,…
LETTER: To Protect Children from Violence in Schools, We Can Do Better Than ALICE
Dear Dr. Ficarra and BOE members, We are parents in the South Orange-Maplewood School District [SOMSD] and volunteers for gun violence prevention. We were each…
Maplewood and S. Orange Middle Schools Welcome New Security Guards
These messages were sent to the South Orange – Maplewood Middle School communities by principals Jerrill Adams (MMS) and Lynn Irby (SOMS) on Monday morning,…
South Orange & Maplewood Middle Schools to Receive Unarmed Security Guards
Update: South Orange Village President Sheena Collum reports that the South Orange PD did not receive the COPS grant that it applied for to cover…
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Ed Addresses Security Concerns, Posts Safety FAQs
South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education members and district staff recently sought to address concerns around security after incidents last June related to weapons in…
The Week That Was: July 27, 2014 Edition
This week, Village Green investigated two major stories impacting our towns: First, we contacted the South Orange-Maplewood School District after hearing South Orange Village Administrator…