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Officials, residents discuss school safety protocols, possible improvements
By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Town and school officials are looking for the most efficient ways to increase security in schools as the 2013-14 budget season approaches. They gathered at Newington High School this past Tuesday Volume 53, No. 5
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evening along with about 200 residents to discuss school safety and how to improve it, with a number of ideas surfacing from both residents and staff. “All of us care as much about your children as you do,” Mayor Steve Woods said, addressing the crowd in the auditorium. “We want to know what you think we should do and I want to know how you think we’re doing,” he added, before School Director of Residency and Security Chief Richard Klett gave a presentation on the schools’ current security protocol. Superintendent of Schools Dr. See SCHOOL, Page 6
Deanna Troy Henry, of Newington, speaks to the crowd of about 400 while accepting her Best in Show award at the 22nd Annual CRT National Arts Program award ceremony, Jan. 26 at Capital Community College. “I’m so honored to have received this when you see all of the talented artists that submitted some truly great art,” Troy Henry said. See story and photos on Page 4.