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Committee approves thank-you letter for building team
The Amherst School Committee pressed district leaders over a bus driver shortage that overcrowded routes and delayed a planned overhaul.
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School Committee Accepts $943,865 in Grants
Easthampton School Committee accepted $943,865 in federal and state grants while reporting the district's state accountability progress score more than doubled this year.
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School Committee adopts superintendent's four goals
The Hatfield School Committee adopted four superintendent goals built on a state DESE district review and finalized two student policies.
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Hadley Schools Votes to Join Social Media Lawsuit
Hadley School Committee voted 4-0 to hire attorneys and join a growing list of Massachusetts districts suing social media companies over student mental health harm.
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Amherst Gains Extra Seat On Regional School Panel
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee voted 5-3 to create a Regional Agreement Review Advisory Committee giving Amherst four voting seats to three each for Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett, after an equal-representation version deadlocked 4-4.
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School Committee Adopts Cell Phone Policy 4-1
The Southampton School Committee voted 4-1 to adopt a cell phone and personal electronic devices policy requiring devices to be "off and out of sight" during the school day. Member Ashley Stone cast the dissenting vote, citing safety concerns for students who bike or walk to school unsupervised.
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School Committee Adopts Immigrant Student Protections
The Northampton School Committee adopted a Protect Act policy protecting immigrant students from federal immigration enforcement, voting 9-0 with one member recorded as present.
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Amherst Schools Approve Two New Staff Positions
Amherst School Committee approved adding 1.2 FTE in staff without new town funding, then four town bodies went into executive session.
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Granby School Committee Delays Vote on Umpiring Club
Granby School Committee delays vote on a teacher-led umpiring club over disclosed Little League ties. Special education teacher Mr.
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Northampton subcommittee advances school bus in-housing
The Northampton Public Schools Budget and Property Subcommittee voted 3-0 to approve its minutes and heard an update on a plan to bring more bus routes in-house.
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