Parents file civil rights claim against schools
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“It’s just so frustrating to be constantly fighting, fighting, fighting for the basic educational resources that all children should get and you’re just never heard,” Ms. Bibeault told the Post Tuesday. “You get to the point where you have to say enough is enough.”
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“It’s just so frustrating to be constantly fighting, fighting, fighting for the basic educational resources that all children should get and you’re just never heard,” Ms. Bibeault told the Post Tuesday. “You get to the point where you have to say enough is enough.”
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The federal government is investigating Greenwich Public Schools for discrimination after one parent reported that Hamilton Avenue School students were not supplied with the same supplies and opportunities that students in the other district schools have received...
... “There’s a laundry list of complaints,” Ms. Bibeault said, adding that there was discrimination against the school’s teachers as well as the students because they were placed at a disadvantage without proper teaching supplies and often forced to buy items with their own money.
“The Board of Education had plenty of opportunities to right itself, but it just continued to squash the disadvantaged,” Ms. Bibeault said....
... “It varies from case to case,” Mr. Bradshaw told the Post. “All the information in the case that is needed to reach a determination about the facts will be collected. If we determine there has been a violation, we will work with the school district to get it to come into compliance with the civil rights laws.
Mr. Bradshaw said in most cases, th OCR is able to resolve the matter without enforcement, which could mean anything from taking the school district to court to withholding funding. Mr. Bradshaw called those “last resorts” and "rarely" used.
Hospital benefits from robotic surgery tools
That’s the No. 1 benefit for patients at Greenwich Hospital who undergo surgery using robotic technology, said Dr. John Clark, anesthesiologist and a prostate cancer survivor himself.
Sail & Power Squadron casts off, promoting boating safety
About 90% of those who drowned in 2006 were not wearing a life jacket, according to the latest available national statistics. Drowning was reported as the cause of death in two-thirds of all fatalities, and, consistent with previous years, 70% of reported deaths occurred on boats where the operator had not received boating safety instruction.
With Greenwich’s official boating season more than a month under way, the Captain Harbor Sail & Power Squadron and the Marine Division of the town’s police department are hoping captains and their crews will follow the rules and have a safe summer.
Selectmen want one field for park site
Plans for the Cos Cob power plant site have come full circle now that the Board of Selectmen has narrowed options for a future park to two — both with one athletic field and either a meadow or an area for passive recreation.
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Excitement in the air
For a slideshow of photos from the
Greenwich Academy graduation, click here.
For a slideshow of photos from the
Brunswick School graduation, click here. ================================================ Please send your comments to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com
... “There’s a laundry list of complaints,” Ms. Bibeault said, adding that there was discrimination against the school’s teachers as well as the students because they were placed at a disadvantage without proper teaching supplies and often forced to buy items with their own money.
“The Board of Education had plenty of opportunities to right itself, but it just continued to squash the disadvantaged,” Ms. Bibeault said....
... “It varies from case to case,” Mr. Bradshaw told the Post. “All the information in the case that is needed to reach a determination about the facts will be collected. If we determine there has been a violation, we will work with the school district to get it to come into compliance with the civil rights laws.
Mr. Bradshaw said in most cases, th OCR is able to resolve the matter without enforcement, which could mean anything from taking the school district to court to withholding funding. Mr. Bradshaw called those “last resorts” and "rarely" used.
Hospital benefits from robotic surgery tools
That’s the No. 1 benefit for patients at Greenwich Hospital who undergo surgery using robotic technology, said Dr. John Clark, anesthesiologist and a prostate cancer survivor himself.
Sail & Power Squadron casts off, promoting boating safety
About 90% of those who drowned in 2006 were not wearing a life jacket, according to the latest available national statistics. Drowning was reported as the cause of death in two-thirds of all fatalities, and, consistent with previous years, 70% of reported deaths occurred on boats where the operator had not received boating safety instruction.
With Greenwich’s official boating season more than a month under way, the Captain Harbor Sail & Power Squadron and the Marine Division of the town’s police department are hoping captains and their crews will follow the rules and have a safe summer.
Selectmen want one field for park site
Plans for the Cos Cob power plant site have come full circle now that the Board of Selectmen has narrowed options for a future park to two — both with one athletic field and either a meadow or an area for passive recreation.
ALSO:
Excitement in the air
For a slideshow of photos from the
Greenwich Academy graduation, click here.
For a slideshow of photos from the
Brunswick School graduation, click here. ================================================ Please send your comments to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com
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