WESTFIELD — A plan to serve veterans as school safety attendants will begin in the next few weeks, after a pilot program gets the go-ahead from a school committee in December.
Veterans Services Director Julie Barnes, who said the assignment would be part of her tax write-off program for veterans, said seven veterans have already signed up and are passing background checks to volunteer at the schools. is necessary for
Westfield Schools Superintendent Stephen Zaporowski said veterans will begin at elementary schools that do not have school resource officers, starting with Franklin Avenue, Abner Gibbs and Paper Mill.
