NORTHEASTERN OHIO Cleveland Schools CEO reports death threats, home break-in

Security guards have been guarding her home.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The leader of Ohio's largest school district, which laid off 1,000 employees in recent months in budget cuts, said she has been the target of death threats and believes her home was specifically targeted by a burglar.
Cleveland Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett reported to police that wine, a CD player, luggage and garden tools were taken in the break-in Aug. 2.
Since the burglary, 19 school security guards have racked up nearly $10,000 in overtime guarding her home.
Byrd-Bennett said her personal safety rather than the lost property was the issue of assigning the guards, because she has been the subject of death threats.
Money for guards
Taxpayers picked up a tab of almost $2,000 for guards assigned to watch the house during their regular shifts with the district's roving mobile unit.
Money to pay for the 289 hours of overtime will come from private contributions to the campaign for a $68 million tax increase in November, said campaign manager Arnold Pinkney.
The campaign's budget includes $20,000 for security, Pinkney said.
The decision to pay for Byrd-Bennett's protection was made after the break-in because of her high-profile role in the campaign, he said.
Police said they had no suspects in the break-in.
Byrd-Bennett said she believed the burglary was the work of someone who knew where she lived. "This was not random. This was ... a message," she said.