Natick approved a monitor for the elementary METCO bus
The School Committee approved funding for an adult monitor on the elementary METCO bus, beginning around November 1.
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Proposed Resolution: Secure Firearm Storage Education Initiative for Families
A resolution scheduled for an anticipated vote at the June 24, 2026 School Committee meeting would direct the Superintendent to update the Student Handbook with information on parents' legal obligations for secure firearm storage, create direct communications to families, and collaborate with law enforcement and health agencies on gun safety education.
Board faces multiple Open Meeting Law complaints
Since January 2026, the School Committee has held at least five executive sessions specifically tied to Open Meeting Law complaints against the board, including one complaint filed by resident Raquel Russell, scheduled for closed-door discussion on June 23, 2026. A member successfully blocked one improperly-noticed executive session in January after questioning whether it met legal requirements.
Committee scheduled an AIHS renewal-process vote
The June 15 School Committee agenda scheduled an expected vote concerning the DESE renewal approval process for Amesbury Innovation High School.
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Boston School Committee approves Dudley Street charter-renewal application
The Boston School Committee approved Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School's renewal application on June 10 after the school's trustees approved it April 27.
State bans locked seclusion rooms; district removes doors this summer
New state regulations ban locking a student alone in a seclusion room and redefine timeout and emergency seclusion. The School Committee adopted an updated restraint policy effective July 1, 2026, and the district is removing doors from timeout rooms in its buildings this summer to comply.
Board raises alarm on shelter near elementary school
Housing Assistance Corporation and Catholic Charities have proposed moving the St. Joseph's House homeless shelter from Winter Street to 460 West Main Street in Hyannis, a site immediately next to Hyannis West Elementary and the Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center, and near Barnstable High School. On June 1, 2026 the School Committee sent a formal letter raising "significant concerns" about student and staff safety, asking the agencies to consider other sites, study the safety impact, and fund any added security the district would need.
Lawrence shifts staff to meet interpreter requirements for multilingual families
Lawrence Public Schools reorganized some liaison staffing and redirected some positions to expand interpreter services after DESE findings. The district says certified, neutral interpreters are now required instead of relying on school-based staff, with expanded services intended for special-education and multilingual families districtwide.
Lawrence begins community-driven turnaround-plan renewal
While the district remains under state receivership, Lawrence launched bilingual family, student, staff, and community engagement to renew the turnaround plan that will guide the district through 2029.
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