I am elated, Manyanga said. We already have so much stress coming back to school. Everyone felt like there had been a weight lifted.
MCAS testing would have fallen at the same time as advanced placement testing, which many juniors take part in, and most have already sat for the SATs and ACTs as of April.
Manyanga said while happy, she hoped in the future more students at the district level would be able to weigh in on these decisions that affect them directly. Everyone has something to say, Manyanga said, adding most students in Billerica respond to opinion emails and polls when it comes to their education especially during the last year.