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Parent alleges committee member contacted grieving students as school leaders debate back-door access
Summary
School committee members debated badges, buzzers and visitor policy after a member raised problems with a unsecured back entrance; a parent in public comment named a committee member and alleged inappropriate contact with grieving students, recommending tighter controls and background checks.
The Newport School Committee spent the opening portion of its meeting debating how committee members and visitors should access school buildings after a member described a problematic back entrance that lacks the main door’s security.
Mrs. Colin told the committee “we have a big problem right now with the back door,” saying guests and committee members had been turned away at a north‑parking lot entrance and asking for either a process fix or a visible badge to identify committee members during appointments.
Other members resisted issuing…
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