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Boston’s six major mayoral candidates took up discussions about exam school admissions, the place, if any, of police in school settings, and the governance of the School Committee during a virtual forum on education held last Thursday (May 27). Mayor Kim Janey, City Councillors Andrea Campbell, Annissa Essaibi George, and Michelle Wu, state Rep. Jon Sanitago, and former city
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By Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
May 27, 2021
Rebeca Pereira, Reporter Correspondent
BTU President Jessica Tang welcomed acting Mayor Kim Janey to the donation drive on Wednesday. Rebeca Pereira photo
Acting Mayor Kim Janey joined union leaders under the blue awning of the Boston Teachers Union for a diaper donation drive on Wednesday, cooling off with an ice cream bar and thanking community childcare workers for doing “life-changing and life-giving work.”
“We know how difficult the pandemic has been, particularly on moms, who are often the sole caretakers and heads of their households,” said Janey. “These diapers for young, single mothers are like gold, this work is so important.”
Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools As Boston Weighs Options
Hundreds march with the Coalition of Black Youth in Boston on June 10, 2020.
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Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools
Boston sits at a crossroads when it comes to the daily presence of police in schools.
School officials in the city say they are considering shifting the school police force into a team of security specialists dressed not in uniforms, but polo shirts and cargo pants. School leaders are consulting with city officials and Boston police to reexamine whether school-based officers should retain the power to arrest students under a new statewide police reform law.