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Residents, parents press Chariho committee on superintendent decision and civility during public forum
Summary
At the June 17 Chariho school committee meeting, several residents criticized the decision not to extend a contract and urged greater transparency and civility; Chair Louise Dinsmore defended her record and asked the community to stop spreading personal attacks.
Several residents used the public forum at the Chariho Regional School District’s June 17 school committee meeting to press for transparency about a personnel decision and to call for civility in community discourse.
“By voting against the contract extension, members have knowingly created instability in our schools,” said Heidi Fee, who urged the committee to keep the Freedom to Read Act and current library-media policy intact while also explaining concerns about the superintendent’s contract. Fee asked the committee to provide public reasons if a high-profile contract was not extended.
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