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Council schedules hearings on BPS parking access for traveling staff and on school closures and facilities transparency

Boston City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Councilor Murphy secured referrals for two hearing orders: one (0112) on parking access for Boston Public Schools traveling employees and another (0113) seeking oversight of school closures, mergers and the long-term facilities plan; dockets were referred to Education Committee and Committee of the Whole respectively.

The Boston City Council on Jan. 1 placed two education-related hearing orders on the council’s work plan.

Councilor Murphy introduced docket 0112, calling for a hearing on parking access for Boston Public Schools employees who must travel between multiple school sites — a group that includes special education teachers, related service providers and support staff. Murphy said traveling educators have incurred parking fines and lost work time while seeking spaces, and she asked…

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