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Parents and educators press Hingham committee on class sizes and rising fees
Summary
Two parents urged the committee to prioritize smaller elementary class sizes during budget planning, and members discussed family impacts of transportation, athletic and activity fees while staff said collections remained strong and financial‑aid requests rose.
Public comment and committee discussion at the Jan. 29 meeting centered on elementary class sizes and the cumulative cost of school fees. Shannon Gill, a third‑grade teacher at South School and a parent, told the committee the June consolidation that reduced an incoming second‑grade cohort from four sections to three had made classrooms difficult to manage and asked the committee to prioritize returning sections and smaller class sizes in budget decisions.
Staff responded that elementary class size is a standing priority and that principals maintain a watch list for sections at a…
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