District 20 presents school safety plans
Only a handful of parents were present as District 20 Superintendent Karina Costantino outlined school safety plans and security measures at the Community Education Council meeting on January 9 at P.S. 104.
In the wake of the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Costantino said she had met with Frank Jordan, the boroughs top school safety officer, to see what safety plans were already in place in city schools.
We talked about what we can do better and what our next steps should be, Costantino said. All schools across the city have specially trained school safety officers. In addition, inspectors make unexpected visits to high schools that have metal detectors and cameras to make sure that plans are in place.