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Residents press for transparency as district consultants begin master‑plan assessment
Summary
A resident told the committee the master-plan survey appears biased toward school closures; district staff and consultants said an educational-adequacy assessment and facilities condition index will be presented in January and urged broader community participation in the survey.
A Braintree resident raised concerns about the district’s master-plan survey during public comment on Dec. 8, saying some questions appeared biased and warning that an opaque process would erode public trust.
John Cass, a parent and PTO representative, told the School Committee the promoted survey “raises serious issues,” citing four questions he called leading and expressing concern the effort could repeat prior consolidation votes. Cass urged a…
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