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Educators press Somerville officials on rodent infestations as superintendent reports Brown School boiler failure
Summary
A union leader urged the School Committee to press the city for better facilities maintenance after reports of rodent infestations; separately, the superintendent said a sensor failure and a frozen pipe caused a Brown School heating failure that led to early dismissal and was fixed the same day.
Public comment at the Jan. 13 Somerville School Committee meeting included a call for urgent city action on building maintenance after a union leader described widespread rodent problems in city‑owned facilities, including schools and firehouses.
“My name is D’Shawn Simmons. I’m a resident of Ward 7, a middle school history educator and president of the Somerville Educators Union,” Simmons told the committee. He said longstanding rodent infestations are “no laughing…
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