Board of Education

Parents and community members came out to a special Board of Education meeting in East Granby Monday night. The meeting convened after an elementary school student was found with two handguns in their belongings Friday. The child’s father has since been arrested. Staff at the Carl Allgrove Elementary School made the discovery during the late morning hours when school...

In a scathing report, the State Education Department said it found the Killingly Board of Education failed to meet its students’ mental health needs.

The Connecticut Education Department unanimously voted to approve the education commissioner’s recommendation, finding reasonable cause that the Killingly Board of Ed failed to fulfill the educational interests of the state. The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) began an investigation into the Killingly Board of Ed in April after receiving a complaint from parents and students who alleged that...

People packed into a Board of Ed meeting in Stonington Tuesday night after a concerned parents shared that they think the flags violate board policy.

East Hampton is moving ahead with adding armed security to all of its schools.

The Killingly Board of Education has recently voted to create five armed security officer positions for the school district. Superintendent Robert Angeli said the new positions were established to increase the school district’s ability “to provide a safe learning and teaching environment for students and staff.” “Having armed security in the schools greatly reduces response time in the event...

Should armed guards be placed at elementary and middle schools? That’s the question parents in East Hampton weighed in on. School officials say they started hearing interest from parents after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. “We are unfortunately in a time where we need this,” said one parent. “The data shows that armed security officers are not what...

Former Naugatuck Board of education member Aaron McCool is taking heat for past social media posts. He resigned Wednesday night following constant pressure from colleagues and people from the Naugatuck community. “Even though it’s years ago, it’s deplorable to even post something like that,” DeWygee Williams, chair of the Naugatuck DEI Committee, said. Parents and other Board of Education...

A Board of Education member has resigned due to pressure from school officials and parents following alleged bad behavior.

The former associate superintendent of schools in Middletown has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education, saying leaders took no action regarding her claims against the former superintendent.

The Old Saybrook Board of Education has voted to delay the high school’s start time a half hour. In a letter from the school district, officials said the school day at Old Saybrook High School will now start at 8 a.m. instead of 7:30 a.m. The decision was made based on recommendations from the School Start Time Committee. They...

Former Giant Steps student Esha Garg was thriving at her special needs school in Southport before the pandemic. The student, who’s described as having a severe developmental disability, loved playing in her swing, playing music and even riding a bike before COVID-19 forced her school to shut down. “It’s been very hard. It’s been heartbreaking for a kid who...

The Middletown Board of Education said a months-long investigation into claims of harassment among Central Office administrators showed that misconduct “more likely than not” occurred. A full-scale investigation was initiated by the Board of Education in November 2021. Shipman & Goodwin, LLP conducted the investigation, which ultimately found multiple administrators appeared to have engaged in inappropriate conduct. The counsel’s report…

The Killingly school board is considering new ways to support the mental health of students. It comes as the state has launched an investigation into the district and its response to what some see as a mental health crisis. “This board is making dangerous decisions for our students and destructive to our public education system,” said Heidi Driscoll of Killingly….

Students and parents are pleading with the Connecticut Department of Education for an investigation into the Killingly Board of Education after the board rejected plans to bring a school-based mental health center to the high school. In a complaint sent to Connecticut’s commissioner of the Department of Education this week, more than 50 complainants asserted that the Killingly board has…

At an emotional meeting in Killingly on Wednesday, the Board of Education voted down a plan for new mental health services to be set up at Killingly High School.

At an emotional meeting in Killingly on Wednesday, the Board of Education voted down a plan for new mental health services to be set up at Killingly High School. “It’s like a cry for help that’s not being answered, not being listened to at all,” said Alyssah Yater, a high school senior. Families rallied on the streets before the...

A week after a fight broke out at a Glastonbury school board meeting, the issue of the high school’s mascot was back up for debate. In a virtual meeting Monday night, the Board of Education voted 7 to 1 to reaffirm a decision last year to change the mascot to the Guardians. Some in the community had been pushing for…

A man punched a Board of Education member during a special meeting held Tuesday night.