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FRAMINGHAM Framingham High School will begin offering all its students full in-person learning next Wednesday. In doing so, it will beat the state s May 17 deadline, which was announced on April 27. In March, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved emergency regulations giving Education Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to decide when full and partial remote schooling will no longer count toward student learning time requirements, taking a step toward the next phase of pandemic-era schooling in Massachusetts. The last day of classes for seniors is May 28. This is our final leg of the return of students to school, said Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay, during a School Committee meeting on Wednesday. We are looking forward to bringing back the rest of our high school population. ....
Latin returns from the dead in $148M Framingham school budget FRAMINGHAM At Framingham High School, Latin is the 2,700-year-old comeback kid. School Committee members voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the district s fiscal 2022 operating budget. District leaders restored Latin personnel into the $148,232,945 spending package since the committee s last meeting. Originally, the budget cut the hours of an employee in the Latin program. School officials had planned to phase out the language by no longer allowing incoming freshmen to choose Latin when they sign up for classes. Current students would have been able to continue their Latin studies until graduation. The reinstatement means that the courses Greek and Roman Civilization and Latin for Academic Success will be taught during the 2021-22 school year. ....
FRAMINGHAM After at least 90 years, Latin may be on its final chapter in city schools. During a Teaching and Learning Subcommittee meeting on Monday, Framingham High School administrators said they plan to phase out Latin 1 and Honors from the program guide. That would mean that incoming freshmen could no longer choose Latin when they sign up for classes. Current students could continue pursuing the language until graduation. Principal Carolyn Banach said demand from students is low and resources need to be allocated elsewhere. It s a matter of fiscal responsibility while trying to honor the vast majority of course requests and serve the needs of a growing population our ESL (English as a Second Language) students, special education students and the demand for other languages, she said. ....