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Duxbury educators and students urge ‘yes’ on override as committee outlines potential staff cuts and fee options
Summary
Teachers, students and school officials at a Duxbury School Committee meeting urged voters to approve a town override, warning of staff reductions, program cuts and potential changes to fees and athletics if the override fails.
Stephanie Madden, president of the Duxbury Teachers Association, told the School Committee that without additional funds the district would face deep cuts that would harm students’ classroom experience. “Without additional funding, their overall educational experience will look vastly different,” Madden said during public comment ahead of the March 22 town election.
The appeal was echoed by students from Duxbury High School. Ella Deacon, speaking for multiple student groups, said the district could lose staff and program offerings if the override fails: “If the override fails, these core elements of our education will be in jeopardy,” she said, and listed an estimate of “24.5 staff cuts” attributed to the student speaker’s summary of the district projection.
Why it matters: committee members and administrators framed the vote as central to the district’s ability to maintain current staffing levels,…
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