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Teachers, parents press Lowell School Committee for action after years of broken lifts at Bartlett School
Summary
Teachers and parents urged the Lowell School Committee to address years of inaction on wheelchair lifts and an elevator at the Bartlett School, citing repeated outages, safety risks and alleged ADA violations; the committee voted to request a written report on causes and proposed fixes.
Erin Wilson, a second‑year teacher at the Bartlett School, told the School Committee on Oct. 1 that students have been repeatedly excluded from classrooms and activities because chairlifts and elevators remain inoperable: “Why is it that students are the ones who have to be flexible because of the lack of urgency from those in power?” she asked.
Amanda Satterfield, the Bartlett music teacher, said chronic lift failures have curtailed instruction and forced workarounds that undermine student learning; she called the situation “a violation of ADA,” and described occasions when wheelchair users were trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters.
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