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Brockton High School principal reports progress combating violence
School leaders in Brockton, Massachusetts, struck an optimistic tone at a Tuesday night meeting about progress in curbing student violence. After weeks of discussions on how to deal with violence at Brockton High School — including the state denying some school committee members’ request for National Guard assistance — new safety policies are in effect, and morale is improving. Police…
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Brockton school leaders optimistic with new safety policies in effect
At a school committee meeting Tuesday, Brockton High School’s principal discussed signs of progress amid concerns of violence.
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Brockton School Committee passes new cell phone policy
The Brockton School Committee is laying out a game plan to quell the violence that’s ensnared the school community.
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Brockton School Committee takes new steps to combat violence at high school
In a new effort to crack down on the violence plaguing Brockton High School — the largest school in Massachusetts — the school committee unanimously voted Tuesday on a new policy they hope will be a step in the right direction. The new cell phone policy for students requires that at the beginning of each school day, they put their phones…
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Brockton School Committee passes new cellphone policy amid high school violence
As violence continues to plague Brockton High School, students will soon be required to put their phones in pouches at the beginning of the day.
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Should Mass. take over Brockton High School as it deals with violent incidents?
With the Brockton School Committee set to discuss the latest in a spate of violence at the city’s high school, we asked Gov. Maura Healey if the state should take over the school.
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Brockton School Committee changes cellphone policy as high school violence continues
Another fight at Brockton High School, one that left a staff member injured, has prompted renewed calls for safety and raised questions about whether or not it is time for the state to take over the school district. Gov. Maura Healey recently rejected a request from some Brockton School committee members to call in the National Guard to deal with…
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Brockton High School staff member injured during fight
Another brawl was caught on camera at Brockton High School — further exacerbating the ongoing safety crisis inside the high school. The school committee will meet Tuesday night as a school employee recovers from trying to break it up.
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Staff member hurt during fight at Brockton High School
Staff and faculty have expressed concerns about their safety to the school committee, while students and parents are calling for something to do be done to stop the violence at Brockton High School.
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Fight at Brockton High School Monday injures staff member
A staff member at Brockton High School was injured in a fight that took place Monday, officials said. Details on what took place in the fight weren’t immediately available. It’s the latest in a series of violent incidents at the school, the largest high school in Massachusetts. The students involved in the fight will be disciplined and school police...
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Brockton High School teachers hope for help dealing with ‘nightmare' of student violence
Teachers and community activists are offering up solutions to the violence at Brockton High School after a fiery school committee meeting Tuesday night. At the meeting, the Massachusetts city’s police chief said she has discovered the district’s safety plan is roughly 10 years old and in serious need of updating. The school committee is working on coming up with...
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Mass. addresses safety concerns at Brockton High School
The state says it is working closely with Brockton Public Schools as student violence remains a problem.
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Brockton superintendent on paid leave
The superintendent in Brockton, Massachusetts, is now on paid leave after a fiery meeting on how to address the growing concerns of violence at Brockton High School.
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Embattled Brockton superintendent unretires, is put on leave at fiery school committee meeting
At a wild meeting Tuesday night to discuss high school violence in Brockton, Massachusetts, chaos in the district’s leadership was on full display. Superintendent Michael Thomas went out on medical leave a short time before last summer’s announcement of a $14 million budget shortfall at Brockton Public Schools. According to NBC affiliate WJAR, he had planned to retire next...
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Concerns over violence voiced at Brockton School Committee meeting
Police, parents, teachers and others debated what must be done to keep students safe at Brockton High School.
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National Guard at Brockton High School? Gov. Healey weighs in on request
After some Brockton School Committee members requested that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey send in the National Guard to help address a spate of violence at the high school, she came down on the site of the city’s mayor. Where does that leave Brockton?
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Parents, others hold stand-out for Brockton students: ‘Anything they need, we're here'
Dozens of community members greeted Brockton High School students as they returned to school Monday amid a call from some elected officials to bring in the National Guard to help curb violence there.
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Healey nixes National Guard as Brockton rallies for high school safety
Massachusetts’ governor has quashed a proposal to bring in the National Guard to help curb a spate of violence at Brockton High School. But Gov. Maura Healey is offering support of another kind after four Brockton School Committee members requested she call in the soldiers to serve as hall monitors and substitute teachers. “We just need to go forward and…
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National Guard request at Brockton High School draws other suggestions
A request to bring in the National Guard to help stop high school violence in Brockton, Massachusetts, is gaining national attention. A nonprofit formed after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, reached out to officials to propose another solution for the situation at Brockton High School. The Uvalde Foundation wants to help Brockton set up citizen patrol teams to monitor…
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Request for National Guard to help at Brockton High School gains national attention
Some members of the Brockton School Committee have called for the National Guard to help curb violence at Brockton High School.