Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School made the national news this week after dozens of students attended a party a party on September 11, forcing the school to delay the start of in-person classes due to worries about the possible spread of Covid-19. But other students are getting involved in projects designed to help seniors and the…
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My Turn: Statement from officials on schools and Covid-19
By 12 Lincoln and Sudbury officials* For our children, teachers, and community, please take the pledge to prevent Covid-19. We all are eager for a safe and healthy 2020-2021 school year. To make this happen, we must work together and be vigilant, every day, to ensure there is minimal community spread of Covid-19. For our schools…
Lincoln teachers worried about in-person instruction
As schools in Lincoln gear up to restart next month, several teachers and staff expressed concerns about infection risks of teaching students in person. The teachers spoke at the August 13 School Committee meeting where administrators unveiled the results of a survey that asked parents to select either all-remote or fully in-person instruction to start…
K-8 parents must choose in-person or fully remote schooling; safety protocols outlined
The Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) will start the school year in mid-September, and parents will have to choose by August 10 whether to keep their children home for fully remote learning or send them to school five days a week. In a June 25 memo, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) told…
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L-S Environmental Club offers webinars The L-S Environmental Club has organized a summer environmental webinar series on Thursdays, July 16 to August 13 at 7:30 p.m. Click here for a bios of speakers (including Lincoln resident Alex Chatfield, the climate justice ministry coordinator at St. Anne’s in the Fields Church) and click here to register for any or all sessions….
My Turn: School district race, equity, and inclusion work
By Becky McFall Dear Lincoln community, Following George Floyd’s murder, you received messages from Lincoln METCO Director Marika Hamilton, me, and recently a statement from the School Committee expressing a commitment to focusing on race, inclusion, equity, and diversity in all aspects of our schools. The School Committee and administration have received messages from many…
School project gets donations for trees, walkways, benches
Donations from eighth-graders, a Lincoln couple, and the estate of Harriet Todd will allow the School Building Committee to add back some of the items that were cut earlier this spring but not restored by the recent Town Meeting vote. Robert and Jacquelin Apsler have donated $32,328 to pay for concrete walkways behind the refurbished…
Hanscom students compete for national history award
Seven students at Hanscom Middle School will represent Massachusetts in this year’s National History Day, a rigorous academic contest that engages 500,000 middle and high school students in historical research. The Hanscom student projects — all based on this year’s “Breaking Barriers” theme — include exhibits, research papers, and documentary films. The projects were selected…
Forum offers a closer look at school project items
The School Building Committee answered questions and made its case for appropriating another $828,945 for the school project during a June 4 public forum conducted via Zoom. The forum, which had 27 participants (about half of whom were SBC members and construction staff), was one of two such events scheduled before the June 13 Town…
Letter to the editor: McFall invites students and parents to discuss racism
To the Lincoln community: I write to you from a place of humility, acknowledging that, at this point in time, there are so many areas of uncertainty that I do not have clear responses to or concrete action plans to address. However, what is weighing most heavily on me right now is how to respond,…