At a meeting to address ongoing violence at Brockton High School, Superintendent Michael Thomas, who went on medical leave before a $14 million budget shortfall.
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Four members of the Brockton School Committee asked their Mayor for aid from the National Guard. The Mayor sent the request to Gov. Maura Healey, who said no.
The school has been engulfed in turmoil for months, with its halls and classrooms drastically understaffed due in large part to cuts last year caused by back-to-back multimillion-dollar budget deficits