Nearly four hours of testimony offered plenty of information surrounding the Barrington School Committee’s vaccine mandate.
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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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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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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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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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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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Members of the Barrington teachers union voted to approve an agreement that carves out an exception to the school committee’s booster mandate.
The agreement, which was voted through …
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2/15/22
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Gina Bae said the message from Barrington residents was clear: School officials need to slow down the process.
Barrington school leaders decided late last week to pump the brakes on an in-depth …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/10/22
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The new Barrington Middle School building has been open for less than three years. And for two of those years, the state-of-the-art auditorium located inside the school has been …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/9/22
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The Barrington High School RoboEagles began their quest for a robotics state championship on Nov. 10.
That gave them about four months to build their robot, complete all the necessary coding and …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/2/22
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The appeal hearing for three fired Barrington teachers has been postponed… again.
The hearing had been scheduled for Thursday night, Jan. 27 via Zoom, but the teachers reportedly refused to …
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1/27/22
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What will the future of public schools look like in Barrington?
A Jan. 31 community workshop will discuss that exact topic.
A team of officials including representatives from the …
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1/27/22
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