04/02/08 - Connecticut law: A principal is obligated to bring forward for expulsion any student they believe either sold or distributed drugs.

Caught On Cameras

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"Overall this school year has been quieter in that regard and I think both the school resource officer and the cameras that were installed have helped," Headmaster Alan Capasso said. "The director of security who has now been in that position for a while has revamped the security staff and has redone their schedule."

Story:

Cops, cameras team up for GHS drug bust

Two students arrested on drug charges by police on Friday at Greenwich High School were identified as a result of increased vigilance by school security, Headmaster Alan Capasso said yesterday....

...A couple of hours later, police were back at Greenwich High School to make a second arrest, this time of a 16-year-old student, who lives in Cos Cob. In this case, school personnel received information that the student had magnesium shavings, considered a fire hazard. A search of the teenager's backpack uncovered a wooden puzzle box that contained 11 small plastic bags of marijuana, which in total weighed less than a half ounce, according to a police report....

Please see:

04/01/08 - The Police Blotter - Getting Drugs Out Of Greenwich High School

Question For Alan Headmaster Alan Capasso:

Were Any Greenwich High School Students Involved In John Bria Drug Death Expelled?

Could John J. Bria have been saved?

John J. Bria grew up in the Byram section of Greenwich.

Byram is not a high-income area -- unlike other parts of Greenwich that house the wealthy movers and shakers in business, entertainment and politics.

Some of Bria's friends were from Byram and others were from that larger and extravagant sections of Greenwich where parents run big chunks of the country, from Wall Street to Hollywood.

Many in the close knit community of Byram think that the police were intimidated in the Bria case, because of the fact that Miss Megan Caron's father, Glenn Caron, creator of the TV series Moonlighting, is a Hollywood big shot?

Grave Indifference Contributed to Death of John J. Bria

• 01/04/08 - Greenwich Police Officers Sit On The Post Road Looking For Burned Out Tailights In Hopes Of Making A Drug Arrest
• 02/03/08 - The Stamford Police Know How To Properly Investigate A Drug Death
• 02/04/08 - Savannah Lamotte, would tell police about John J. Bria's Death: "Maria and Jason picked me up around 9 p.m. …
• 02/06/08 - Dr. Ian Rubin's Family Has Complained About The Press, But At Least The Family Got Justice.
• 02/13/07 Finally: Greenwich Cops Reopen Bria Drug Death Case

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03/16/08 - Rich Town & Poor Kids - ConnCAN officials said Greenwich High School was among high schools with the largest achievement gaps ever recorded

School Administrators Have Once Again Failed

Greenwich School News :

Overpaid, Incompetent And Failing School Administrators Are Hurting Our Children

Report: Student achievement gap wide
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT

By Andrew Shaw

Greenwich High School has one of the largest achievement gaps in the state between the performance of black students and the student body ...

... ConnCAN spokesman Marc McGee said Greenwich historically has had one of the largest achievement gaps, despite its resources...

...Haedmaster Alan Capasso said he is worried about the achievement gap between poor students, defined as those who receive free or reduced-cost school lunches, and those who are better off and do not rely on such assistance. Greenwich has a 44 percentage point difference between poor students and other students who performed at goal level, higher than the state average of 39 percent....

... "This is still an issue for Greenwich. I still strongly believe that if your system is really an excellent system, you're addressing all the needs of children in your district," said Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg. "It's very hard. You always try to catch up. But it doesn't mean you don't try. It doesn't mean it can't be done."

Town recruits minority teachers at job fair
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT

By Meredith Blake

The Greenwich Public Schools held its first-ever Minority Teacher Recruitment Fair yesterday, drawing more than 50 candidates to Greenwich High School, to interview representatives from all the schools but administrators had hoped for a bigger turnout.

"It was not as successful as we hoped... We were hoping there would be hundreds of candidates lined up, but this was definitely an important step for the district," said Ellen Flanagan, Director of Human Resources. ...

... The Greenwich Public Schools have been working for several years to increase the number of minority teachers in the schools, with the goal of having the staff reflect the diversity of the student population. Currently only 8 percent of teachers are members of minority ethnic or racial groups, while approximately 25 percent of the students come from minority groups, according to Flanagan....

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09/03/04 - Headmaster Alan Capasso said Greenwich scores should be higher

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Greenwich scores were significantly better than the state averages, which were 46.1 percent for the percentage of students testing at or above goal in math, 47.4 percent in science, 48 percent in reading and 53.7 percent in writing. But Greenwich High School interim Headmaster Alan Capasso said Greenwich scores should be higher.