During a meeting last week, members of the Barrington School Committee voted unanimously to release $4 million of surplus bond money to the town.
The $4 million was left over from the $68.4 …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/4/22
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Nearly four hours of testimony offered plenty of information surrounding the Barrington School Committee’s vaccine mandate.
What we learned …
The Barrington School District’s …
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4/1/22
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After listening to nearly four hours of testimony on Thursday night, members of the Barrington School Committee voted 4-1 to uphold their previous decision to fire three unvaccinated Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/1/22
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Barrington School Committee members waited for more than two hours to share their comments and ask questions about the honors program at Barrington High School during Wednesday night’s meeting. …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/31/22
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Barrington High School Principal Joe Hurley announced the return of an honors distinction program during a special meeting on Wednesday night, although some parents and students were calling for the re-instatement of full honors courses.
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By Josh Bickford
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3/31/22
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The appeal hearing for the three unvaccinated Barrington school teachers who were fired by the district will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Barrington High School …
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3/25/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The School Committee Tuesday night unanimously approved a $42.21 million budget for fiscal year 2023 that calls for a $1.07 million increase in expenditures — a …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/25/22
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PORTSMOUTH — “A new concept in learning,” boasted the front page of a special issue of The Sakonnet Times from more than 50 years ago.
The just-opened Portsmouth …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/25/22
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A new date and a new location.
The Barrington School Committee has set a new date and location for its meeting to discuss the recent changes to the Barrington High School honors …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/23/22
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Barrington High School will hold a special dinner on Sunday afternoon, April 3, from 1 to 4 p.m., to raise money for Ukraine refugees.
The school community has been involved in the relief …
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3/22/22
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Members of the community are invited to help search for Barrington High School’s next principal.
The school department will host a focus group session for community members on Monday, …
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3/10/22
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PORTSMOUTH — If a little kindness goes a long way, then Hathaway School students’ gesture this week should have a prolonged journey.
The entire student body — 423 …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/10/22
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Sandy Gorham brought three sets of dry clothes to the pool on Saturday.
The head coach of the Barrington High School boys and girls swim teams knew there was a chance his teams could win state …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/9/22
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The Barrington Times reached out to members of the Barrington School Committee following last week’s meeting, asking for their reaction to the public comment period where more than a dozen …
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3/7/22
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Another public comment period. Another verbal beating unleashed upon the Barrington School Committee.
On Thursday night, a large crowd of residents — many of them parents of Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/22
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Students in Tiverton and Little Compton will officially be maskless Monday, after the school committees in each town declared masks optional just prior to the ending of the governor's executive order …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/4/22
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Barrington schools will go “masks optional” starting Monday, March 7.
The district announced its updated Covid-19 protocols on Wednesday afternoon, March 2. The new guidance, which …
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3/3/22
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East Providence is among the local school districts which starting next week will lift mandatory mask use as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, instead allowing students and parents to make the decision …
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By Mike Rego
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3/2/22
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A team of students from Barrington High School earned a first place rating and finished second in Rhode Island in the SIFMA Foundation’s “Stock Market Game.”
Students in Tammy …
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2/28/22
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School officials are anticipating a 23 percent increase in state aid next year.
That is not a typo.
During the school committee meeting on Feb. 17, Barrington school officials shared a …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/25/22
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On Thursday morning, Feb. 17, officials emailed Hampden Meadows School parents seeking volunteers to help students with reading and math support.
To qualify, parents must have an approved …
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2/24/22
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The public comment portion of the Barrington School Committee meeting on Thursday night actually started very early Friday morning.
And despite having to wait nearly four hours to speak, dozens …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/21/22
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An effort is underway to remove members of the Barrington School Committee from office.
During an hour-long public comment period at Thursday night’s school committee meeting, more than a …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/19/22
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The Barrington School Committee fired five teachers during Thursday night’s meeting.
But the process of issuing “notices of non-renewal” did not allow the public to know many …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/18/22
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Barrington Public Schools released a list of their new Covid mitigation measures, which include new rules about masks and quarantine times.
District officials shared a framework for how it will …
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2/16/22
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