TUPPER LAKE — On Wednesday, the three candidates to be Tupper Lake Central School District’s new school safety officer were interviewed at a public forum where members of the school community could hear how they would act in the new position and give the district feedback on which candidates they thought would be the best fit.
The candidates — corrections officer David “Haji” Maroun, retired state trooper Mike Kohan and retired Sunmount safety chief Mike Godin — spoke to a small group of town residents, school administrators, police officers and board members, who each filled out a form at the end reviewing their thoughts on each candidate’s responses to the questions.
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