Would You Fear for Your Child's Safety if School Custodians are Outsourced? [Poll]
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In response to public concerns aired at last Thursday's meeting, the board of education voted to retain 13 members of the district's in-house custodial staff who had been slated for layoffs and put the expansion of the district's custodial outsourcing efforts on hold. The primary issues raised by the dozens of students, teachers and residents who packed the Edison School gymnasium to protest the planned layoffs were the perceived effects on safety and cleanliness that outsourcing custodians would have on the schools. "Me and my peers are at school day and night for prom set up, for different meetings, we’re always there – 9 o’clock, 10 o’clock, sometimes even 11 o’clock," high school student Lauren Rosenfeld said, speaking on behalf of the…
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9:35 am on Sunday, April 7, 2013
One last thing (sorry, but I am very passionate about school/student safety). Parents.... if you're School Board decides that it is a good idea to outsource why not ask them this question.... Ask them if they would mind if you brought several of the previous outsourced custodians into the buildings 1 year after outsourcing (to assist you in doing an inspection). If the school board actually … more ›