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Embattled Brockton superintendent unretires, is put on leave at fiery school committee meeting
At a wild meeting Tuesday night to discuss high school violence in Brockton, Massachusetts, chaos in the district’s leadership was on full display. Superintendent Michael Thomas went out on medical leave a short time before last summer’s announcement of a $14 million budget shortfall at Brockton Public Schools. According to NBC affiliate WJAR, he had planned to retire next...
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National Guard requested at Brockton High School to help reduce student violence
As student violence increases at Brockton High School, school committee members have requested that the National Guard should step in to help.
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Exclusive video: Fight caught on camera as violence continues to plague Brockton High School
Violence has been a continuing problem among high school students in Brockton, Massachusetts. Cellphone video shared with NBC10 Boston Friday shows students fighting on a stairwell in Brockton High School, the latest example of what staff members have said is an increasingly toxic environment. Over the last few weeks, there have been several school committee meetings, with teachers saying there…
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3 Stabbed Near Brockton High School, Suspect Stabbed at Hospital
Three people, including at least two minors, were stabbed near Brockton High School’s softball field Friday afternoon. Soon after, the suspect in the attack was stabbed at a hospital. Police responded to the first stabbing shortly after 2 p.m. Two juvenile victims were taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center. A third person who was stabbed later checked himself into...