BROCKTON − Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Thomas announced that 130 certified staff members will be laid off as the district faces an $18 million budget deficit. In all, 172 certified staff members in BPS received pink reduction in force notices.
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School students showed off their junior prom attire at a pre-prom gathering at a home on Brookside Drive in Bridgewater.
One of the two Brockton High School students who were stabbed during an altercation near the school’s softball field was MedFlighted to a Boston hospital.
West Bridgewater Middle-Senior High School seniors celebrated their final day of high school with a car parade and cookout.
A Brockton teen found shot in Randolph died three days after being found badly wounded.
A new trendy boutique in Stoughton offers fashions from around the globe.
In case you missed it, here are five stories of the top stories from the past week throughout the Brockton area.
‘Devastating day’: More layoffs to come for Brockton schools on heels of 130 pink slips
On Monday, Superintendent of Brockton Public Schools Mike Thomas and the schools’ principals met with many teachers, one at a time, in their respective buildings to explain that they could be one of 130 staff members to be laid off come next school year. In all, 172 certified staff members in Brockton Public Schools (BPS) received pink reduction in force notices signaling their position could be one of 130 the district plans to eliminate.
More layoffs to come for BPS:‘Devastating day’: More layoffs to come for Brockton schools on heels of 130 pink slips
Brockton lays off 130 teachers:‘After exhausting all other options’ Brockton lays off 130 teachers as enrollment plummets
New trendy boutique in Stoughton offers fashions from around the globe
If bright colors and elegant styles from paradise peak your interest, then Stoughton has a place for you. Misspia is giving the area a splash of new outfits all the way from Brazil, with new collections year-round. The large boutique gives shoppers the celebrity feels with Brazilian cappuccinos brewing and ready-to-serve, luxury try-on stalls, and staged areas for pictures or to sit and enjoy drinks.
New boutique in Stoughton:New trendy boutique in Stoughton offers fashions from around the globe
Update: Brockton High student stabbed outside school was Med-Flighted, 3 arrested
One of the two Brockton High School students who were stabbed during an altercation near the school’s softball field was MedFlighted to a Boston hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Brockton police spokesperson Darren Duarte said Monday. The two stabbing victims are students at Brockton High School, Duarte said. “The suspect who did the stabbing is also a juvenile,” Duarte continued.
Update on Brockton High stabbing:Update: Brockton High student stabbed outside school was Med-Flighted, 3 arrested
Double stabbing outside Brockton High:Double stabbing outside Brockton High School, two juveniles injured
Four no-hitters in four straight games? This East Bridgewater freshman is ‘untouchable’
Keeping up with the latest from his team’s upcoming opponents, Cardinal Spellman softball coach Mike Gerrish had heard the name Maggie Schlossberg before. He knew the East Bridgewater High pitching talent was just a freshman, and that, through approximately 10 games, she had given local teams all they can handle. Then, on the afternoon of May 1, his Cardinals opposed her. “We couldn’t buy a hit against her,” Gerrish said. Four consecutive starts, four straight no-no’s. Mercy-rule finishes included, that’s 24 straight innings without relinquishing contact.
‘Untouchable’:Four no-hitters in four straight games? This East Bridgewater freshman is ‘untouchable’
Middleboro student sues. Why Liam Morrison says his ‘two genders’ shirt protected speech
Twelve-year-old Liam Morrison and his family filed a lawsuit against the town of Middleboro and school officials after he was sent home from school twice for wearing a controversial shirt that school officials said broke the dress code. Morrison’s attorneys announced Wednesday his family filed a federal lawsuit against the town for violating his First Amendment right to freedom of speech during school.
Middleboro student sues:Middleboro student sues. Why Liam Morrison says his ‘two genders’ shirt protected speech
Free speech or hate speech:Free speech or hate speech: Middleboro student sent home for second time may sue school
Student sent home for wearing T-shirt:Should Middleboro have sent student home for ‘there are only two genders’ T-shirt?
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