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Q. When we do lock down drills, I have to use a key to lock my classroom door. I have found it to be difficult to do when I’m nervous.Is there a way we can do this faster and without going into the hallway?

Time=Life, getting the school facilities locked down quickly. A: One of the key elements to survival of a violent incident, like an Active Shooter in a school, is to act quickly and get the room … more

2/28/19

State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

Q: How can we prevent vaping in our schools?

A: Teachers and district administrators all over the United States are scrambling to deal with the student vaping epidemic. For people who are not familiar or sure exactly what vaping is … more

Lt. Joseph Pangaro, CPM | 1/30/19

About 100 people gathered at the Wantagh Fire Department on Nov. 29 to hear Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and his colleagues discuss Nassau County’s fight against opioid abuse.

Ryder gives opioid, safety update

Dozens of first responders, firefighters, police officers, parents, high school and college students and other community members came to the Wantagh Fire Department on Nov. 29 to hear Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and his colleagues discuss the county’s fight against opioid abuse, as well as school safety and the school resource program against active shooters. more

By Alexandra Dieckmann | 12/6/18

Q: What should my school district be doing about school security and what can I do as a parent to make sure they are doing the right things?

A: When I served as a police lieutenant in charge of helping the schools in my community, I had to get the message through to everyone in the district that the most dangerous thing they could … more

By Lt. Joseph Pangaro, CPM | 12/3/18

Taylor Yon, 16, top, survived the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14. She and fellow survivor Zoe Gordon, 15, bottom, came to Stony Brook University recently for the Robert W. Greene Summer Institute for High School Journalists. Both are on the staff of their student newspaper, The Eagle Eye.

Inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting

Part seven in an ongoing series.Sixteen-year-old Taylor Yon found comfort in Pine Trails Park, virtually in the center of Parkland, Fla. There, she and her friends wandered its sidewalks, past its … more

By Scott Brinton | 8/2/18

Staying safe when the summer heats up

Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . . more

6/21/18

Superintendents John McNamara from Wantagh, center, Dr. Adele Pecora from Seaford, fourth from right, and Dr. Tonie McDonald of Levittown, third from right, took part in the Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools course hosted by the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.

Districts come together for safety training

The Seaford School District hosted a 60-hour state-run emergency planning seminar, where they participated in mock emergency scenarios with Levittown and Wantagh school officials. more

By Eden Laikin | 5/24/18

Wantagh High School and Middle School parents met with district administration and the Board of Education on April 11 to discuss school safety.

Wantagh school district holds parent safety forums

At each meeting, McNamara detailed the district’s four-pronged approach to school safety: mental health support, crisis training, security infrastructure and partnerships with local law enforcement. more

By James Mattone | 4/26/18

Members nominated to Nassau Police Commissioner’s Community Council, by Legislator Steve Rhoads, pose at council’s swearing-in ceremony on April 9. (L to R: Leo Fernandez; Joe Baker; George Repetti, Ella Stevens; Steve Rhoads; Karen Cass, Kevin Rollando, Barbara Ann Fazzino, Ali Beller Frankel, Chris Carini.)

Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown residents sworn into Commissioner’s Community Council

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder has officially kicked into gear his Community Council, a police task force with a subdivision in each of the county’s 19 legislative districts. more

By Brian Stieglitz and Eden Laikin | 4/19/18

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