Safety in school is a big concern, and the South Orangetown School district is starting the year with School Resource Officers in both of the town’s high schools and shared among the district’s other schools. Town supervisor Chris Day says while they and the police department are prepared safety and security-wise, they’re also seeing various health issues…
Day says vaping is affecting students even in the middle schools, and it’s sometimes hard to detect whether they are doing harmful drugs with them. Day says education about the dangers of drugs is being taught in the older elementary schools in the town’s school districts.