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Schools adopt ICE encounter policy
Winthrop School Committee unanimously adopts policy on ICE encounters at school buildings under state mandate. From our own coverage: Schools subcommittee weighs ICE encounter policy; School Committee weighs police policy, teacher's travel plea.
From Winthrop News
- Schools subcommittee weighs ICE encounter policy. Winthrop's School Committee Policy Subcommittee dug into a state-mandated policy for handling ICE and other civil law enforcement contact at school buildings, debating how to define "school grounds" and whether police and school officials should hold an annual review.Winthrop News
- School Committee weighs police policy, teacher's travel plea. Winthrop's School Committee considered the state-mandated civil law enforcement policy alongside a request from longtime world language teacher Michael Nickerson to restore "school-sponsored" status to international trips that have sent students to Spain, Italy and Greece since 2012.Winthrop News
- Health board launches wander-alert bracelets, debates nip litter. Winthrop's Board of Health launched a wander-alert bracelet program fitting 18 radio-frequency bracelets, at nearly $600 apiece, for residents prone to wandering from dementia, autism or cognitive decline, with roughly 15 candidates already identified. A heated debate over nip-bottle litter followed.Winthrop News
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