Opposition to MCAS grows Northampton Association of School Employees Vice President Heather Brown talks about MCAS testing during a standout in front of Northampton City Hall on Dec. 4. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Meg Robbins, left, John Crand and Northampton High School senior Virginia Crand take part in a standout in front of Northampton City Hall, Friday, in opposition to MCAS testing during the pandemic. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Northampton High School ELL teacher Sue Sullivan, center, speaks at a rally Friday in front of Northampton City Hall to oppose MCAS testing during the pandemic. She is joined by, from left, JFK seventh-grader Eliza Brown and her mother, Heather Brown, Leeds parent Kristen Elde (obscured by sign) and Northampton High School parent Amy Martyn. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING