Parents and officials to discuss school safety in Tenafly

TENAFLY, New Jersey (WABC) -- The Tenafly superintendent will hold a meeting at 8 pm at the high school library. Parents in town lobbied for a meeting with administrators and police, to hear more about security already in place, and ask for more.

"I didn't want this moment to pass without being a catalyst for change," said Jackie Goldschneider.

Goldschneider is a mother of four, two sets of twins in Tenafly. Her older children will start kindergarten next year and she wants to be sure they'll be in a safe place.

"Anything I can do to add a layer of security between my child and the outside world, I want to do," she adds.

Following the tragic shooting of schoolchildren in Newtown, Jackie rallied friends on Facebook and contacted Tenafly's superintendent, who got back to her right away and quickly scheduled a town wide meeting on Tuesday night.

"I didn't want to spend the weekend posting photos of victims and saying this is so horrible and not doing anything," adds Goldschneider.

Parent leaders in the community also think it's important to inform parents about security already in place, and to remind them of their own responsibility.

"It's not just the school's job, it's the parents too, if you get buzzed in and someone trails behind you, you need to be strong and say u need to be buzzed in too," adds Eileen Pleva. With the PTA.

Tuesday's meeting will include the Tenafly superintendent, the police chief, and parents.

Officials say they're open-minded, and if a parent has a good suggestion for increased security, they'll consider it.

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Suspect sought in attempted luring in Tenafly

Sketch of Tenafly luring suspect (WABC Photo)

  Eyewitness NewsTENAFLY (WABC) -- Tenafly police are investigating a report of an attempted luring on Engle Street, north of East Clinton Avenue.

Police say two girls, ages 6 and 10, were playing in their driveway on Saturday morning when they observed a "large white pick-up truck" driving slowly northbound on Engle Street, park along the curb.

The vehicle was described as similar to a Chevrolet Silverado Crew or Extended Cab pickup.

Investigators said the suspect exited his vehicle, walked across the street onto the girls' property, and said, "Hey, come here." The children ran into their house and told their mother, who then called 911.

The girls described the suspect as a white male with brown hair, approximately 30 years old, 6'0" tall, wearing a long sleeve white button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms. He was also wearing dark blue jeans. He did not have any facial hair, nor any glasses.

The girls said that the man did not speak with an accent. They both stated, "he spoke normally."

Anyone with similar incidents or further information, should please contact Detective Sgt Kopesky at (201) 568-5100.

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