The school district and Board of Education are presently staving off a lawsuit filed by the City Attorney regarding those sclerotic reopening plans. And there is the ongoing misery regarding the city’s shuttered schools, spaced-out Zoom students, declining enrollment and the school board’s deliberate decision to not hire a consultant to form pandemic plans. There was the vote to remove the merit-based entrance system at Lowell High School. There was the vote to rename 44 schools despite provably shoddy historical research, an arbitrary and sloppy process from the renaming committee - and despite the fact all the schools are closed. There was the polarizing decision to paint over murals at George Washington High School depicting our founding father as the slave-owner and Indian-fighter he was. The Board of Education has been in the headlines a bit even prior to the pandemic, and these were not flattering headlines. today, and it remains to be seen how good and pleasant that will be. ![]() ![]() The next Board of Education meeting is slated for 3 p.m. ![]() This is neither good nor pleasant company for Collins to find herself in.
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