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BPS Deflects Blame for Mission Hill School Scandal
The Mission Hill K-8 School has been closed since the end of last school year – but the fallout from what happened remains ongoing.
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BPS Lawyers File Motions to Dismiss Amid Federal Lawsuit Over Mission Hill School
Lawyers representing Boston Public Schools have filed two motions to dismiss this week, as the school district defends itself against a federal lawsuit stemming from bullying that allegedly plagued Mission Hill School before it closed down. The Mission Hill K-8 School has been closed since the end of last school year – but the fallout from what happened remains ongoing….
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BPS Leaders Failed to Take Action at Mission Hill School, New Report Says
A new report is blaming Boston Public Schools leaders for failing to take action at the troubled Mission Hill School. The K-8 school closed down earlier this year after an investigation found the school did not protect students from threats of sexual misconduct and abuse from other students for nearly a decade. The latest report notes there was a lack…
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Report: BPS Leaders Failed Mission Hill School Students
A scathing new report is blaming Boston Public Schools leaders for failing to take action at the troubled Mission Hill School, which has since been closed down.
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New Federal Lawsuit Over Mission Hill School Incidents
The new lawsuit, filed by two parents, accuses staff of the now-closed school of failing to report and address bullying.
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Mission Hill School Staff Failed to Report, Address Bullying, Lawsuit Alleges
Months after the Mission Hill K-8 School in Boston was closed down, the city and former employees are now facing a federal lawsuit. In the most recent lawsuit filed against the Jamaica Plain school, two parents are suing the City of Boston and three former Mission Hill employees, accusing staff of a failure to report and address bullying. The lawsuit…
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Federal Lawsuit Over Mission Hill School Incidents
Months after the Mission Hill school in Jamaica Plain was shut down, staff who worked there are now facing another federal lawsuit.
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Boston Mayor Pledges to Help Students of School Set to Close
Parents are working to figure out where to send their kids to school next year after Mission Hill School closes.
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Mission Hill K-8 School to Close
It remains unclear exactly where students from the soon-to-be-shuttered K-8 school will wind up.
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With Mission Hill School Closing, Process of Placing Students Begins
With Boston’s Mission Hill School set to close at the end of the school year, officials have begun the process of placing students in other schools for the fall. The decision to close the K-8 school in Jamaica Plain was made following a scathing report detailing the school’s failures, an independent investigation which found that the school failed to...
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Officials Start Placing Mission Hill Students in New Schools
After it was announced that Mission Hill School in Boston will close, the district has started the process of placing its students in new schools for next year.
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Mission Hill School Could Close After Scathing Report Detailing Persistent Abuse
Boston’s superintendent has recommended the school close.
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After Scathing Report, Boston Superintendent Recommends Closing Mission Hill School
Allegations of sexual and physical misconduct between students at Mission Hill K-8 School have prompted Boston Public Schools and Superintendent Brenda Cassellius to call for the school’s closure.