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Parents press board on transfer appeals; grieving father accuses Dorchester District 2 of failing students
Summary
During public comment at the July 28 meeting, a parent urged individualized review of transfer appeals for students and a grieving father delivered a prolonged allegation that the board has not adequately addressed bullying and family concerns; the board did not take immediate public action but later discussed enrollment recommendations in executive session and approved them on return.
Two public commenters addressed the Dorchester District 2 board during the July 28 meeting, urging the trustees to consider family impact in transfer appeals and raising allegations about the district's response to student safety concerns.
Brooke Hamilton, who was recognized by the chair as a public commenter on the student enrollment recommendations agenda item, asked the board to "review each request on an individual basis" and to "take into account the impact the decision will have on the student, the family, and the classmates." Hamilton told trustees that some transfer requests have been granted repeatedly and that uprooting children unnecessarily causes stress, particularly with school starting next…
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