Schools
• After Initial Differences Over Mask Requirements, Board of Health and School Committee Vote to Require Students to Wear Masks When Schools Open This Fall
• Mask Requirement Includes All Students in Grades PreK - 12
• Watchdog Parent Group Believes Data Does Not Support Mask Requirement;...
On page one of this week’s newspaper, there is a story about the School Committee’s decision requiring all students to wear masks when school reopens this fall. At the School Committee’s August 11 public meeting to consider this decision, Superintendent Laura Chesson made the following comments...
Isaac Zhang
Congratulations to Groton-Dunstable HS pitcher Isaac Zhang who was selected to play for Team Johnson in the Junior Select MA State All-Star game as one of the top juniors in the state.
The Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association (MBCA) hosted its two annual All-Star...
In recent weeks, several issues have led some parents to be concerned that the Groton-Dunstable schools may be teaching and espousing certain values that parents believe should be the prerogative of families rather than a public institution. Consequently, these concerned parents have formed a group...
by Robert Stewart
The School Building Committee, which is finalizing plans for construction of the new Florence Roche Elementary School building, heard two proposals from Groton Electric Light Department last week to reduce the building’s carbon footprint.
The first and less controversial...
Focus of Criticism Centers on Curriculum Issues and Background of New Coordinator
by Robert Stewart
Controversy within the school community over the recently reorganized Pupil Personnel Services Department erupted again last week at the June 23 School Committee meeting following selection...
Mount Wachusett Community College is offering a free Accelerated Summer Program for 2021 high school graduates who struggled with Math and/or English MCAS to prepare them for college-level coursework as early as this fall. Funding for this program was included in the Baker-Polito Summer Learning...
• Reorganized Department Will Administer Special Needs Programs; Determine Policies That Encourage Tolerance of Differences and Support More and Different Interpretations of Stories and History Into District’s Curriculum
by Robert Stewart
The School Committee held a public forum...
Bianna Hegarty speaking about how the life cycle of a butterfly is analogous to friendship. Photo courtesy of Quian Hegarty.
Swallow Union had their fourth grade “moving on” ceremony on Thursday. It was a beautiful day for over 200 students and family members. There were six student speakers, all of whom were inspirational. Students talked about turning the impossible into the possible, made an analogy between the life...
School Committee Defends Purpose of Survey, Noting Many Students Benefit From Professional Support of Mental Health Needs Identified in Survey, but acknowledges parent notification and opt-out options could have been handled better.
by Robert Stewart
In a revealing and at times...