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School committee debates fairness of lottery admissions after 625 offers sent
Summary
Members and attendees argued at length over the district's lottery-based admissions system after 625 acceptance notices were issued; some called the process unfair to high-performing students while others defended its equity and noted limits on local authority to change state-regulated admissions rules.
The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School District Committee spent a large portion of its April 15 meeting debating the fairness and consequences of the district's lottery-based admissions policy after staff confirmed 625 students had been offered acceptance.
The committee heard repeated concerns from members who said the current lottery disadvantages high-achieving students and sibling groups and asked the committee to seek changes. A committee member who identified himself as a grandfather of an applicant called the current system "not fair" and urged parents to contact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and state legislators to seek…
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