special education

Mona Roy’s 19-year-old son, Aloke, has autism and lives in a residential program in Randolph, Massachusetts. “We were separated, I think, for 130 days,” said Roy. “He couldn’t come home. He’s really mostly non-verbal, he didn’t fully understand.” She also has a 16-year-old son with special needs who attends Lexington High School. She knows being in school would be...

Parents are raising concerns about what’s next for schools for students with special needs.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday that Massachusetts is launching a new online portal where residents can report any businesses that are violating the state’s reopening guidelines. Anyone wishing to submit a report of non-compliance can go to mass.gov/compliance or call the state’s 211 COVID-19 hotline. Baker said investigations can result in enforcement measures if violations are discovered. He did...

Gov. Charlie Baker is urging anyone who sees a business violating Massachusetts’ guidelines to report it immediately.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announces new testing sites in communities who have seen high rates of coronavirus cases in recent weeks.