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Hingham School Committee approves reduction in force for 2025–26 school year
Summary
The committee voted to approve a proposed reduction in force for the 2025–26 school year, naming specific positions to be cut or left unfilled and directing staff to apply seniority to determine individual layoffs.
The Hingham School Committee voted April 7 to approve a proposed reduction in force for the 2025–26 school year, naming the positions to be reduced while clarifying that the vote identified positions, not specific employees.
Committee members said the decision was difficult but necessary amid an unchanged budget picture and enrollment pressures. "None of us want to see this happen. Not one of us is happy about this," said Ness, a school committee member. The motion passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
The committee and district officials said the identification of positions is the step required before issuing individual reduction-in-force…
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