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Parent presses Manchester board for answers after pest reports at Hillside, Weston
Summary
A resident asked when the district learned of cockroach reports at Hillside (and Weston) and whether treatments in occupied schools are safe; administration said an external exterminator was engaged in early September and that reports of sightings at the two schools are declining.
Cali Rojas of 169 Pine Street told the Board of School Committee on Oct. 27 that parents and taxpayers "deserve the truth" about an apparent insect problem at Hillside and other schools and asked, "When did we truly know about the cockroach issue within Hillside and or any other schools in the district?"
Superintendent Dr. Camille Espinola responded that the district follows a multi-departmental process and does not itself decide or apply pest treatments. "We work with our…
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