West Springfield Middle School staff support renaming gym
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Staff at West Springfield Middle School are asking that the school’s gymnasium be renamed for former principal Thomas McNulty.
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WEST SPRINGFIELD Several teachers are asking the School Committee to turn the West Springfield Middle School gymnasium into a permanent tribute to the school’s former principal.
Thomas J. McNulty Jr., who was an assistant principal when the school opened in 1998 and was principal from 2002-15, was an exceptional administrator who set the tone for middle school education in West Springfield, proponents of the honor said in a presentation to the School Committee on Tuesday.
Important Calhoun County Voting Decisions Coming Up Next Week
A week from today, thousands of Calhoun County residents will be voting on some local issues. Most are school-related. The Calhoun County Elections office has information posted about voting options, including voting in person. Battle Creek and Lakeview Public School districts have the largest financial questions up for decision.
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Battle Creek Public School administrators are asking for approval of a $44 million dollar bond issue. The purpose is a wide range of building and renovation projects throughout the district. The plan also calls for purchasing and installing some new technology systems at the district school buildings. In addition, playgrounds and even parking lots will see upgrades if the Battle Creek Schools bond issue is approved.
West Springfield quarantines 4 kindergarten classes
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Four classes at John Ashley Kindergarten are in quarantine this week after a one pupil in each room tested positive for COVID-19.
At a public meeting on Tuesday, Mayor William Reichelt and School Committee member Kathy Alevras questioned whether it was “overkill” to send four whole classrooms home to learn remotely. School and health officials, however, said it’s hard for kindergartners to maintain social distancing during class, at recess and on the bus, and the state’s public health protocols mandate quarantines for any close contacts of an infected person.
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Parent suspended after using racial slur at game involving Springfield Middle School
SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) A Springfield Middle School parent was suspended after yelling those slurs the coach and using them on Facebook.
Latoya Groves said her son is being discriminated against that the baseball coach at this middle school doesn’t let him play because he is black. It is worth noting here, that the baseball coach is also black.
Groves was suspended from two games following the use of racist language at the games and on Facebook – both directed at the coach. In a Facebook live video recorded at a game said, “he doesn’t relate to black people because he thinks he’s white.”