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Supposedly, these are the cuts that are going to be made...

All sports

All clubs

Technology - chromebooks, computers

All new textbooks

Pension

All Teacher Training & PD

Cut Teacher assistants

Cut maintenance personnel

2nd shift custodians not restored

Cut Mentoring

Cut VOWS

Cut High school accreditation process

Cut (CCRI) graduation

11 out of 13 directly impact students. The community has had it with the Thornton administration. We made it abundantly clear when the voters changed three members (majority) on the School Commitee last November.

However, what most people don't know is the Thornton Administration made a deal with the last School Commitee to renew their contracts for 3 YEARS with increases in pay! Right before the new School Commitee could take office. Corrupt and unethical if you ask me.

Votes May 2018:

Bethany Furtado - YES

Terri Medeiros - YES

Eugene Nadeau - YES

David Testa (still active) - YES

Karen Bachus (still active) - NO

Since then, the school department has bankrupted the city two budget seasons in a row with "excessive salaries" (Beacon's headline) and severe mismanagement.

For what the Thornton Administration has done, they should be fired. It would actually match Thornton's last to districts, he was fired from NK and Cumberland too.

Good for the council, someone needs to stop this craziness.