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Massachusetts teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction and using racial slur, official says
A fifth-grade teacher in Massachusetts has been placed on paid leave after a series of incidents including holding a mock slave auction, using a racial slur, and calling out the student who reported the slur, a school official said. Officials did not name the teacher at the Margaret A. Neary...
Marlboro mom says 4-year-old was forgotten outside at preschool playground
MARLBORO - A Marlboro mom says her four-year-old daughter was left outside in the playground at preschool and forgotten about during recess. "Seven minutes for anyone feels like a long time, but being four, it probably feels like a lifetime," said Lindsey Colgate.Colgate said she knows exactly how long it lasted, because it was captured on a security camera. She said a staff member at the Cottage Children's Center showed her the video but would not provide a copy."My daughter was sitting on the playground and tried to actually drag a piece of playground furniture to the fence where...
'You graduate high school only once.' Franklin High School hands diplomas to 406 seniors
FRANKLIN — For Franklin High School seniors, their experiences can be chalked up to butterflies and mosaics. At least, that's how the Class of 2024's top students compared their experiences over the past four years. Franklin High School's graduation was held on Pisini Field, where 406 high school diplomas...
As Uxbridge tries again to pass a school budget, trust is key
More than two weeks after Uxbridge Town Meeting members voted down a $27.6 million school budget, some residents are unsure what to expect when a new budget proposal is put up for a vote at a Special Town Meeting on June 18. Uxbridge resident Casandra Ashley told MassLive she is...
Natick High School's 380 members of the Class of '24 embrace the courage to change
NATICK — For Natick High's Class of 2024, Friday night was picturesque — sunny skies but relatively cool as graduates spread out before their friends and families at Memorial Field. While a persistent wind forced several of them to clutch their caps as they approached the stage to...
Hopkinton first-grader is national chess champion
HOPKINTON - A Massachusetts first-grader was recently crowned the National Elementary School Chess Champion, making him one of the best chess players in the country.Top chess player in the countryDevansh Vellanki is the kind of the chess board, a national champion and he's only 7 years old."The king goes one square forward, one square diagonal. knight goes in L shape, any direction. You have to try and catch other people's pieces," said the Hopkinton first-grader as he explained how to play the game. Devansh is the 2024 National Elementary School Champion for kindergarten and first grade."In my nationals, there are...
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