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Students, teachers press Holliston School Committee over AB schedule as district says 7‑drop‑2 talks continue; committee sets final 2026 day for June 22
Summary
After several hours of public comment from students and teachers urging the committee to slow changes to the high school bell schedule, district leaders said a teacher counterproposal has been received and any 7‑drop‑2 change would apply to 2026‑27. The committee voted 5‑2 to set the last student day for 2026 as June 22.
Hundreds of minutes of public comment and staff testimony centered on the high school bell schedule on March 27, as students, teachers and parents urged the Holliston School Committee to slow the pace of change and better involve students and educators in planning. Committee members voted to set the final student day for the 2025‑26 school year as Monday, June 22, a change they said would reduce calendar risk if snow days occur.
The committee and district leaders repeatedly told the public that no staff layoffs will result from the schedule or the budget. “I just want to be very, very clear with everyone that there are not going to be any staff cuts for budget or high school schedule reasons,” a committee speaker said at the meeting, reiterating that assertion several times.
Why it matters: The high school schedule has become a flashpoint in town: students and teachers say rushed implementation is creating stress and confusion, while committee members and administrators say they are balancing operational constraints, bargaining with the…
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