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Student representative urges empathy and flags staff contract as she gives final report
Summary
A departing student representative used her final school committee report to thank staff, urge empathy in budgeting decisions and warn the committee about risks to students from broader national debates; she specifically referenced the upcoming BEA contract expiration and concerns about book bans and freedom of speech.
A student representative delivering her final update at the Braintree School Committee meeting on May 5 urged the committee to lead with empathy in budget and policy decisions and raised concerns about several national trends she said put students at risk.
"The BEA's contract expires in a few months. Do not let what happened my sophomore year repeat again," the student…
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