Meeting on safety at L-S; committee members sought

The Lincoln-Sudbury High School administration is hosting an open meeting for interested community members of both towns regarding school safety practices at L-S on Thursday, March 22 at 6 p.m. in the lecture hall. Administration and members of the L-S Safety Council will provide a detailed presentation on current safety practices and how the school proactively updates them on a frequent as-needed basis in consultation with our safety officers of both Lincoln and Sudbury as well with various state agencies and other non-profit organizations.

A new Lincoln-Sudbury Safety Review Subcommittee is also seeking members. The group—which expects to meet at least once weekly from the beginning of April to the middle of June—will review, report, and make recommendations on all operational, physical and educational aspects of Lincoln-Sudbury as they relate to the safety of students, faculty, and staff. Members will include:

• One L-S administrator (recommended by superintendent)
• One member of the L-S Safety Council (recommended by the council)
• One Faculty (recommended by L-S Teachers Association)
• One Student Services representative (recommended by L-S superintendent)
• One student (recommended by L-S Student Senate)
• Representative of the Lincoln and Sudbury Police and Fire Departments (recommended by those departments)
• Two members of the L-S School Committee (recommended by that committee)
• Four registered voters in Lincoln, Sudbury, and Boston (METCO), appointed by the L-S School Committee)
• One alternate from the L-S staff
• Two alternates from the public

Anyone wishing to be considered must send their interest in writing to frances_zingale@lsrhs.net by the end of the day on Friday, March 23. Submission should include a description of interest and any qualifications to be considered by the School Committee. Applicants are encouraged to attend the March 22 safety meeting. The committee review all recommendations and approve membership of the Safety Review Subcommittee in public session on March 27.