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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on May 16, 2008 8:19:33 GMT -5
Is there an in-schools office in the Boro High School, and anyone know whats been happening at the Manalapan HS that has prompted such an immediate need for an in-school officer I find this almost comical (though sad that you need a police presents in any school), remembering a few years back how Manalipan issued horrific resistance for the Boro HS to enter into the Regional district, and now....
Wasser pushes for in-school officer at Manalapan High SchoolMANALAPAN — The township said last week it was awaiting a response on its request to the county to offer help with providing a police officer in Manalapan High School. Superintendent of Schools James Wasser recently appealed to the township to continue providing an armed officer in the high school. The school's previous in-school officer, Jonathan Suydam, has been deployed on active military duty since the fall. Wasser said that without the officer, his administrators' time has been consumed with handling in-school incidents including fighting and drug tips. The district would provide $20,000 of the officer's salary, and the township would be responsible for the balance of the funding. Police Chief Stuart Brown said in a recent interview that as a senior patrolman, Suydam's salary was roughly $80,000. He said the department currently does not have the manpower to provide another officer in the school full time, although other officers have been assigned to make regular visits to the high school. In April, the township voted in favor of instituting a hiring freeze as it hashes out its budget figures for introduction, expected to take place this month. Mayor Michelle Roth said at a recent meeting that at a resident's suggestion, the township would request the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office consider providing some assistance. She said a letter was issued last week. "We're looking at it as a shared service with the county, where they will come in and provide the officer for a few months while our officer is busy defending the United States over in Afghanistan," Roth said, adding that Suydam is expected to return to his position late this year. Sherriff's Office spokeswoman Cynthia Scott said last week the office had not yet received the request. "We'd have to have more information and more details before we could consider something," Scott said. "The sheriff's office has not been contacted, so it's difficult for us to comment on a plan," she said. Alesha Williams Boyd: (732) 308-7756; AWilliams@app.com www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/COMMUNITY/805150477/1285/LOCAL09 |
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Post by bergsteiger on May 16, 2008 10:49:30 GMT -5
Things are different today. In my day there was no need for an armed officer in a school with the exception of maybe Newark or Camden. What I find amusing is that the school staff is not trained to handle whatever comes up. What is wrong with several teachers trained to conceal carry? I guess that makes too much sense.
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Post by sonofsilencedogood on May 16, 2008 11:43:43 GMT -5
Is there an in-schools office in the Boro High School, and anyone know whats been happening at the Manalapan HS that has prompted such an immediate need for an in-school officer I find this almost comical (though sad that you need a police presents in any school), remembering a few years back how Manalipan issued horrific resistance for the Boro HS to enter into the Regional district, and now.... You answered your own question... Obviously the ultra-entitled in Marlboro - despite having to give in and allow Freehold Borough to enter the Regional District - have decided to have an officer in the school to ensure none of the "thugs" and "undesirables" from the Borough get into their school to bother their perfectly well behaved children. |
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Post by bergsteiger on May 16, 2008 13:35:48 GMT -5
There seems to be some kind of discrepancy here.
In one statement by Wasser
Wasser said that without the officer, his administrators' time has been consumed with handling in-school incidents including fighting and drug tips. The district would provide $20,000 of the officer's salary, and the township would be responsible for the balance of the funding.
In another by Wasser
In a written statement, Whisner said the school resource officer's role is to "work in an educational and supportive capacity as a teacher and a mentor by providing guidance, counseling and/or redirection to students. By teaching lessons in existing classes, the school resource officer brings a law enforcement perspective to classes such as driver's education and criminal justice. He or she is also a valuable source for classroom resources."
Either way, those functions could be handled by teachers with proper training.
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on May 16, 2008 23:18:00 GMT -5
remembering a few years back how Manalipan issued horrific resistance for the Boro HS to enter into the Regional district, and now.... About five years ago, Marlboro was opposed to redistricting that would have sent some students from their town to FBHS, and threatened to withdraw from the regional HS district if that redistricting plan was put into effect. FBHS has been part of the regional district from its inception (in the 1950s). See www.frhsd.com/freehold/index.php?q=node/55 Freehold High School was originally located on the corner of Husdon (sic) and Bennett Street in Freehold Boro. At the time it was called the Hudson Street School. It has been at its present location, Robertsville Road and Broadway since 1925. The school is the oldest in the Freehold Regional High School District, having been the original facility that drew students from several Western Monmouth County communities.
Freehold High School, as such, came into being as a result of a referendum vote on October 6, 1953. Seven districts united to form the Regional system. Freehold High School has as its original building, the former Freehold High School, which was purchased from the Freehold Borough Board of Education. First, who said anything about "M"Borough??? Back on tompic...,Found it.... newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2002/0410/Front_Page/001.htmlFreehold Borough "is not the equal of Manalapan, particularly with regard to the sending of students who desire to attend a four-year college and ultimately accepted for admission," Weiss-glass said. "The non-learning center students at Freehold Borough comprise a great proportion whose educational goals do not extend beyond high school, whether it is due to desire, ability, financial circumstance or values which encourage academic achievement."
He compared Manalapan and Freehold Borough high schools, referring to the student suspensions and drop-out rates and said, "This is not an environment [to which either] I nor my neighbors want to subject their children."Which HS NOW needs on site policing |
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Post by admin on May 17, 2008 8:25:16 GMT -5
Fiber, that old NT article is a good find and a good read.
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Post by quidproquo on May 20, 2008 10:51:54 GMT -5
Fact -
FBHS does not have an in-schools officer
Fact -
Manalpan HS DOES have an in-schools officer
The Issue-
Why does Manalapan HS needs an in-school officer, yet FBHS does not have an in-school officer
Trivia -
The Freehold Regional High School District began in 1926 when the doors of Freehold Regional High School opened
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Post by richardkelsey on May 20, 2008 15:38:24 GMT -5
About five years ago, Marlboro was opposed to redistricting that would have sent some students from their town to FBHS, and threatened to withdraw from the regional HS district if that redistricting plan was put into effect. FBHS has been part of the regional district from its inception (in the 1950s). See www.frhsd.com/freehold/index.php?q=node/55 Freehold High School was originally located on the corner of Husdon (sic) and Bennett Street in Freehold Boro. At the time it was called the Hudson Street School. It has been at its present location, Robertsville Road and Broadway since 1925. The school is the oldest in the Freehold Regional High School District, having been the original facility that drew students from several Western Monmouth County communities.
Freehold High School, as such, came into being as a result of a referendum vote on October 6, 1953. Seven districts united to form the Regional system. Freehold High School has as its original building, the former Freehold High School, which was purchased from the Freehold Borough Board of Education. First, who said anything about "M"Borough??? Back on tompic...,Found it.... newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2002/0410/Front_Page/001.htmlFreehold Borough "is not the equal of Manalapan, particularly with regard to the sending of students who desire to attend a four-year college and ultimately accepted for admission," Weiss-glass said. "The non-learning center students at Freehold Borough comprise a great proportion whose educational goals do not extend beyond high school, whether it is due to desire, ability, financial circumstance or values which encourage academic achievement."
He compared Manalapan and Freehold Borough high schools, referring to the student suspensions and drop-out rates and said, "This is not an environment [to which either] I nor my neighbors want to subject their children."Which HS NOW needs on site policingPerception often does not meet reality -- though perception is reality, in reality. That said -- most people living outside the Borough have some very strong opinions and ideas about its weaknesses. Those strongly held beliefs are often false, but they are reality to those who hold them. here is a great site for evaluating schools. www.schoolmatters.com/The data are facinating when one compares the two schools. I note with interest that the Borough is a Newsweek Silver School and Manalapan did not earn that honor. The data are a little misleading, as the Borough High School has never been a "Freehold Borough only" High School. That is, as part of the regional district, it includes numerous kids from outside the borders of the Borough. In addition, at one time it included numerous kids specializing in medical and science classes brougth in from around the district. A law school classmate of mine lived and grew-up in Marlboro, but attended the Borough High School. I have no way of knowing how that data is captured in these summaries. I can say this -- if your parents pushed you hard in High school, stressed education, and worked on accountability -- you can be every bit as successful at Freehold High as almost any public High School. If they did not, liek any other school, you can grow up to be a criminal or knucklehead. I do agree with the snob from Manalapan to one extent, as between choosing an environment where education is focused, and the kids come from education oriented homes, and one where more do not, most parents would prefer their kids to go to the former, rather than the later. The problem is -- the data do not support the conclusion that such a diversion exists between the schools. BTW -- someone ought to dig that person up and send them the rankings! |
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