Central Regional Board Meets Thursday to Discuss Annual School Violence Report

District officials are expected to outline the amount of violence and vandalism in Central Regional, in an annual report Thursday.

The Central Regional School Board will meet 7 p.m. Thursday in the district board conference room to discuss the annual Violence and Vandalism report, required once a year of all school districts, said board secretary Kevin O'Shea.

The report outlines the incidents of violent crime, theft and vandalism at school, compiled from interviews and reports from police, teachers, counselors and more over the 2011-2012 school year.

The state Department of Education requires public school districts to compile an annual report detailing violence and vandalism in their schools. Districts are required to report incidents if they occur on school grounds during school hours, on a school bus or at a school-sponsored event, according to the DOE's website.

Central Regional School schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides said last year that the Central Regional school district had a "relatively quiet year" for violence and vandalism.

For 2010-2011, Central Regional lists eight violence incidents, three vandalism incidents and seven substance abuse incidents, for a total of 18 reported incidents last year. There were no weapons incidents on school grounds that schol year.

O'Shea said that in addition to the violence report, the board will hear about recent NJASK and HESPA standardized test scores in the district. The business agenda could also approve a bid to repair air conditioning, and accept personnel items.

— Patch writer Bill Miller contributed to this report.