School Officials Stand By Their Security Man
Former Tredyffrin Police Chief's security consultant services won't come cheap for the T/E School District.
Former Tredyffrin Police Chief will be paid $125 hour to conduct a security/safety audit for the Tredyffrin School District. District Superintendent Dr. Dan Waters first announced his decision to hire Chambers during last week's special community meeting on "hardening" security at the district's schools in the wake of the Newtown Connecticut shooting massacre. Last night (Monday Jan 14) Waters took on critics of the decision who have questioned (through comments on Patch and other community blog sites) the decision to hire Chambers because of the controversy that led to Chambers' four day suspension at the end of 2011. Chambers announced his decision to retire at the end of 2011 while he was serving the four day suspension. Chambers was …
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Deborah Rollins
1:52 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The communtiy needs to decide its priorities. If nothing were done or someone was hired at a lower fee but with lesser qualifications, what would be the community's reaction if there were a tragedy of some sort? The District would be criticized for not doing enough. There is a not too exceed amount associated with this hire. If the safety audit serves to improve the security for the District in … more ›