Last Week In EG: Parents Demand Action, EGHS Victories

Legislative Action On School Bus Issue

Yesterday, I issued a statement detailing my plan to file legislation as soon as possible to require that both local and national criminal background checks be conducted on all current and potential school transportation staff who come into contact with children in East Greenwich.

Monday, Oct. 28, 2:10 p.m. – A Friendly Road resident reported to police that someone had vandalized her car the week prior. According to the woman, someone had scraped several letters (some unreadable) into the hood of her car. There are no suspects at this time.

Ocean State Transit, the bus company contracted by EG schools to provide bus transportation, has hired a third party company to conduct national background checks on all its employees, following the arrest of a bus monitor last week on child pornography charges.

The four-member physics team from East Greenwich High School captured third place in the annual Yale Physics Olympics competition at Yale University. Fifty teams competed.

Sunday was a big day for East Greenwich Cross Country, both for East Greenwich High School and for EG resident Colin Tierney, as they competed in the state championships at Ponagansett.

Several dozen concerned parents came into Monday night’s informational meeting about the arrest of a school bus monitor, armed with questions about how the 35-year-old man – charged with possession of child pornography – came to work in the district.

Hanging out with the EGHS Philosophy Club is a bit like spending time with your favorite cousins. There’s a comfort level with this group, which grows and shrinks weekly and even during their hourlong weekly meeting. People talk and they listen, agree and disagree.