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Parents and school officials press district after rise in hate and bias incidents at Algonquin
Summary
At a Dec. 17 joint meeting, parents urged immediate, concrete steps after administrators reported seven investigated hate- or bias-related incidents at Algonquin Regional High School since Aug. 27, a rise from three reported the previous year; the committee agreed to keep the issue on its agenda and pursue more community outreach and reporting tools.
At the Dec. 17 meeting of the Northborough–Southborough Regional School Committee, parents and community members urged the district to act after administrators reported an increase in hate- and bias-related incidents at Algonquin Regional High School.
Jessica Levinson, who identified herself as a Southborough parent, told the committee she had been “exhausted this week” and described a string of painful events that she said have left Jewish students and other marginalized students feeling unsafe. “These are not minor lapses in judgment. They are profound failures that retraumatize students and reinforce histories of hatred,” Levinson said in public comment.
District administrators told the committee the incidents logged between 08/27/2025 and 12/08/2025 total seven investigated reports. “Of these seven incidents, four involved antisemitic and or racist behavior or acts,” an…
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