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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 School budget adds up in Swampscott Lessons are By Gayla Cawley from $28,197,500 to $29,039,610. was 4.3 percent; in FY17, the increase ITEM STAFF The total budget increase was offset was 4.2 percent; and in FY18, the in- by a reduction of $90,592 in grants crease was 3.5 percent, but the town still being SWAMPSCOTT — Despite oppo- and revolving funds, which lowered also absorbed some of the school de- sition from some parents, the School the total budget increase by that partment’s expenses, including snow Committee has passed a $31.149 mil- amount — the total FY19 school bud- removal and facilities costs, making learned on lion budget with cuts including the get stands at $31,149,441, with an in- the actual increase 4.4 percent. elimination of four elementary school crease of $751,518, or 2.5 percent, over The School Committee has said the classrooms, a student shuffle between last year’s budget of $30,397,923, ac- cuts are necessary as their goal is to the district’s three elementary schools, cording to a presentation from school remain within 2½ percent budget school safety and increased class sizes. business administrator Evan Katz. growth, as town allocation increases Last week, the School Committee Superintendent Pamela Angelakis to the school budget in recent years is By Thor Jourgensen unanimously approved a FY19 budget said previously she was tasked by the not sustainable. ITEM NEWS EDITOR with a $842,110, or 3 percent increase School Committee to bring in a budget Cuts that have garnered the most in town allocation — the town budget with a 2½ percent increase in town al- Designs to fortify schools against mass shoot- for the School Committee increased location. In FY16, she said the increase BUDGET, A7 ers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but a veteran school designer said safety ulti- mately means striking a balance between trust and vigilance. “You’ve got to practice protocols and use them. The problem is people become trusting and think, ‘Everything is fine,’ and then one of these tragedies happen,” said Boston-based school design project manager Lynn Stapleton. The tragedy Stapleton, an architect and proj- ect manager for more than 30 years, referred to is the Feb. 14 Parkland, Fla. school shooting that left 17 dead. The school had emergency re- sponse practices in place and drilled on them hours before the shooting occurred. Stapleton, a key planner involved in con- structing Lynn’s Thurgood Marshall Middle School, said designs for new schools incorporate high technology and zone defense systems for containing threats. Security systems will be incorporated into the new middle-high school planned for Saugus and relatively new elementary, middle and high schools in Peabody, Revere and Marblehead in- clude security features. Discussions on building new schools in Lynn as well as Marblehead and Swampscott where town officials are also looking at the age and condition of existing schools will include secu- rity. The Florida shooter, a former student, man- aged to enter the school where police said he shot students and faculty. Stapleton said cutting-edge school security design planning focuses on how to control entry By Roberto Scalese The building quickly gave way The Sozio into schools. ITEM STAFF to a tall column of black smoke, Store Door alarms and security cameras were once which could be seen for miles, in- considered adequate measures for barring un- REVERE — A fast-moving after a Revere cluding passengers in airplanes re that wanted persons. But Stapleton said the newest fire swept through an appliance flying into Logan Airport. Before started school designs feature a two-tier entryway sys- and furniture store on Satur- tem with entryways opening onto secure vesti- long, the longtime Revere estab- Saturday. day afternoon, turning the long- lishment was reduced to a red bules outfitted with doors opening onto school history standing business into rubble. glowing tinderbox, and flames hallways and controlled by security monitors. Firefighters from several cities ITEM PHOTO | could be seen shooting from all OWEN O’ROURKE Lynn School Superintendent Dr. Catherine C. poured on the effort combating sides. Latham outlined Lynn public school security goes up the flames at Sozio SuperStore Squire Road was shut in both measures in a letter to parents in the wake of on Squire Road. At least four directions, with drivers heading the Florida school shootings. ladder trucks attacked the fire east forced to sit and watch in “Our schools are equipped with inside and from above while crews moved their cars before police could outside cameras that are directly accessible in ames in and out of the burning struc- ture. SOZIO, A7 SAFETY, A3 Malden mayor will feed Hanging in there on downtown growth By Steve Freker a review of the past year’s accom- FOR THE ITEM plishments and achievements in the city, which has seen improved and en- MALDEN — Mayor Gary Christen- hanced infrastructure, particularly in son will deliver his seventh State of the its streets, roadways, and parks. That City address Tuesday Feb. 27 at Antho- includes the official demolition of the ny’s with the traditional event hosted 40-year-old Malden Government Cen- by the Malden Chamber of Commerce. ter and Police Station complex, which The event begins with a meal at 7:30 is in the process of being replaced with a.m., followed by the mayor’s remarks an expansive mixed use development and presentation. Those expected to using SmartGrowth principles. attend include municipal and state The mayor is also expected to address government officials, local business strides made in the public schools, both owners, civic and religious leaders and in academics, management and athletic many Malden residents. Christenson is expected to include SMARTGROWTH, A7 INSIDE Democrats and Rubio think ‘red ags’ should In Lynn City closer to another enable gun seizures attempt at middle By Ryan J. Foley and Don Thompson school. A3 ASSOCIATED PRESS In Opinion SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The warnings around Ni- ‘Y’ mission stated kolas Cruz seemed to flash like neon signs: expelled loud and clear. A4 from school, fighting with classmates, a fascination with weapons and hurting animals, disturbing im- In LOOK! ages and comments posted to social media, previous mental health treatment. Gene Simmons In Florida, that wasn’t enough for relatives, author- rocked and rolled ities or his schools to request a judicial order barring all night at him from possessing guns. Lynn Auditorium. A8 Only five states have laws enabling family mem- bers, guardians or police to ask judges to temporarily In Sports strip gun rights from people who show warning signs ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK of violence. Supporters of these measures, deemed Lynn eld boys While he may not be able to y there, Stephen Verbeek of Revere says a hockey won. B1 “red flag laws” or gun-violence restraining orders, say they can save lives by stopping some shootings deserted Nahant Beach is the perfect place to practice paragliding. Veer- beek, who has been paragliding for three years, spent Saturday working GUNS, A7 on his take-off technique while dealing with wind gusts up to 9-14 mph. OBITUARIES ..............................A2 POLICE/FIRE .............................A6 COMICS/DIVERSIONS ........... B4-5 HIGH 48° VOL. 140, ISSUE 61 LYNN .........................................A3 LOOK! .......................................A8 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 45° OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-3 HEALTH .....................................B8 PAGE A8 ONE DOLLAR A2 THE DAILY ITEM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018 OBITUARIES Boston lab to forfeit $1 million for Paul D. Surette, 79 1939-2018 unnecessary urine drug screens PLAISTOW, NH — and sons-in-law, Clar- Paul D. Surette, 79, ene J. and Michael By Steve LeBlanc MassHealth, the state’s “aggressively marketed an tion of residency and that of Plaistow, NH and Taylor of Plaistow, NH, ASSOCIATED PRESS Medicaid program, for ex- expensive and unnecessar- a less expensive drug test formerly of Haverhill Sonya A. and Ron pensive urine drug tests ily complex drug testing result would have sufficed. and Lynn, died on Goss of Salem, NH BOSTON — A Massa- as a routine, medically un- package to sober houses, Jepsen said the lab also Feb. 16, 2018 at and Erica J. and Eric chusetts-based laboratory necessary supplement to despite the fact that they submitted false claims to will forfeit more than $1 Tufts Medical Center, Olsen of Sandown, less expensive urine drug knew that the tests were the Connecticut Medical million to settle claims it Boston. NH; two brothers, screens. for residential sobriety Assistance Program — billed for medically unnec- Born and raised in Daniel Surette and Precision Testing Labo- monitoring, a violation of which includes Connecti- essary urine drug screens. Lynn, the son of the Calvin Surette, both ratories did not immedi- MassHealth regulations.” cut’s Medicaid program Massachusetts Attorney late Clifford and Eliza (D’En- ately respond to an email Jepsen, also a Democrat, — for expensive drug tests of Florida, two sisters, Betty General Maura Healey tremont) Surette, he attended Briscoe and her husband, Roy seeking comment Sunday. said Precision Testing that were not medical- Lynn schools and graduat- said Southbridge-based of Florida and Marilyn Kimball Precision Testing Labo- “Medicaid fraud schemes Laboratories had promot- ly necessary because the ed from Lynn Classical High of Peabody, MA; seven grand- cheat taxpayers and take ed itself as a laboratory tests were not part of a School with the Class of 1958 ratories, Inc. and owner children, Ryan Taylor, Amanda David Fromm, of Hull, critical health care resourc- committed to providing physician’s drug treatment where he earned his letter in (Taylor) Langlois, Samantha es away from the people that urine drug testing ser- program, not specifically track.