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Grosse Pointe students stay present while over 100 teachers in sick-out View Comments Attendance Friday at Grosse Pointe Public Schools was business as usual despite more than 100 district teachers staying home from work this week and rumors that students would be calling in sick en masse. After some students indicated they planned to call in sick in solidarity with their teachers, Superintendent Gary Niehaus pleaded with parents to keep their kids in class.  "Now is the time to set aside our differences and finish the school year strong. In this spirit, please do not keep your student home...

Grosse Pointe teacher resigns after board implements new COVID policy; teachers call out sick in support By Amy Lange and FOX 2 Staff Published  Grosse Pointe teachers call out sick after board’s COVID decision Following Monday's controversial COVID-19 policy decision by the Grosse Pointe board, one teacher resigned and 116 others called out sick on Wednesday in solidarity. Teachers in the Grosse Pointe Public School district called out sick Wednesday after a well-liked teacher resigned following a contentious school board meeting. They said the board's new COVID-19 policy i...

Grosse Pointe teachers call out over disapproval of COVID-19 rule changes It was a bumpy start to the school day at Grosse Pointe North High School, where many teachers stayed home to send a message to the district. and last updated 2021-04-28 18:18:17-04 (WXYZ) — It was a bumpy start to the school day at Grosse Pointe North High School, where many teachers stayed home to send a message to the district. The move comes after one educator stepped down after a disagreement over the updated COVID policy. Many parents have expressed frustration over classes being disrupted at the high school...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — Four years of acrimony, distrust and anger over Act 46 in this town ended Wednesday with a unanimous vote by the Vermont Board of Education, approving Westminster’s plan to reestablish its own school district. During a virtual meeting, the board heard from Westminster Town Moderator David Major about the town’s plans to re-establish its school district and resume what it had for generations — a community-focused school system for grades kindergarten through eighth grade. There was nary a mention of Act 46,...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WESTMINSTER — John Broadley came to Vermont almost 30 years ago from his native Scotland to teach at the Greenwood School in Putney. Since then, Broadley has been a special education teacher, a math teacher, activities director, athletic director, varsity girls soccer coach, and for the past 12 years has been assistant principal at Bellows Falls Union High School. He taught at the Greenwood School from 1993 until 2002, when he moved to BFUHS. Broadley, 61, was named the new principal at the union high school that serves the towns of R...