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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(114,487 posts)
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 07:37 PM Feb 2024

Unruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Officials have asked Gov. Maura Healey to send in the Massachusetts National Guard to stop violence and address security concerns at a troubled high school in a city south of Boston, some school committee members said Monday.

Four of the seven members of the Brockton School Committee backed the National Guard request amid teacher shortages and budget deficits, but city officials weren’t unanimous in their support.

The governor’s office acknowledged the concerns about Brockton High School, where teachers reported fighting and drug use in the hallways, and verbal abuse of staff. “Our administration is committed to ensuring that schools are safe and supportive environments for students, educators, and staff,” Healey’s office said.

Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan, who serves as chair of the school committee, said he forwarded the request to the governor on Friday, even though he opposed it. “National Guard soldiers are not the answer,” he said.

https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-high-school-national-guard-4a7257c5514641d67454bf882e5b31fe

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Unruly high school asks Massachusetts National Guard to restore order (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2024 OP
Sounds like hell at that school. jimfields33 Feb 2024 #1
kick out the troulbe makers and dont let them come back nt msongs Feb 2024 #2

jimfields33

(18,433 posts)
1. Sounds like hell at that school.
Mon Feb 19, 2024, 07:56 PM
Feb 2024

I’m not sure of the national guard, but the administration needs to get back their authority. Children should not run the school.

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