Students from the Dunkirk Middle School musical “Aladdin” perform at a Dunkirk Board of Education meeting Thursday. Performances of the musical will be Nov. 16 and 17 at the middle school.

At Thursday’s Dunkirk Board of Education meeting, three members described their ad hoc committee on school safety’s recent discussion with parents and students.

“Some good ideas were put out there,” said board member Ken Koszlowski, one of the ad hoc committee members, along with Claudia Szczerbacki and Dave Damico.

“We know there’s issues,” he added. “We have to figure out how to address those.”

Szczerbacki said she heard “eye-opening” comments from the students and parents. “They shouldn’t have to be afraid to be in school. It should be a safe place,” she said, expressing a desire for more meetings and discussion on the subject.

Damico said someone at the committee meeting had a great idea: Start a confidential tip line. “It sure made a lot of sense,” he said.

Superintendent James Tracy said a tip line is on the district’s radar. He said that though such lines often lead to a lot of prank calls when they are first installed, those eventually end and the lines become an unquestionable asset to safety.

In other business:

¯ The students of Dunkirk Middle School’s “Aladdin” musical presented a few skits. The meeting was moved to the middle school auditorium to accommodate them. Performances of the musical are set for this Friday and Saturday in the auditorium.

¯ Student member Olivia Yerico-Piazza offered a presentation on recent and upcoming activities in the high school. She discussed Spirit Week and Homecoming, noting the great participation in both. “We made over $2,000 at the (Homecoming) dance, which is more than we’ve gotten in a long time,” she said.

¯ The board accepted the resignation of varsity wrestling coach Sal Flores and hired Isaiah Rashad to replace him.

¯ The board granted tenure to ESL teacher Josh Fitzgerald.

¯ The board hired Jeff White as an assistant principal at the high school under a four-year probationary appointment, at a salary to be determined.

¯ Amanda Kulig was named a part-time kindergarten teacher and part-time elementary STEM teacher.

¯ A School 7 teacher’s aide position was abolished.

¯ An art teacher position was created at the high school.

¯ Patrick LaMattina was hired as a high school teacher’s aide, effective Nov. 26.