Amherst school officials share air quality info with families
Amherst Regional High School GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 12/15/2020 11:26:54 AM
AMHERST Families of students who attend the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional public schools are up to date on how well ventilated classrooms are in the six district buildings should in-class learning resume, according to School Superintendent Michael Morris.
In a weekly newsletter sent to parents and guardians Friday, Morris shared detailed information, from Nexus Consulting LLC of Torrington, Connecticut, about the status of air quality in each classroom and other educational spaces.
The information was provided after the Amherst Pelham Education Association, the union representing teachers, paraprofessionals and clerical staff, last week expressed concern about renegotiating the terms of a memorandum of agreement for getting students and teachers back into school buildings. The union has argued that there has been
Racist, anti-Semitic graffiti at Amherst Regional High School investigated
Amherst-Pelham Regional High School.
Modified: 12/15/2020 4:12:49 PM
AMHERST School administrators and Amherst Police are investigating racist and anti-Semitic graffiti found drawn in chalk Friday outside Amherst Regional High School.
Superintendent Michael Morris, in an email co-signed by Assistant Superintendent Doreen Cunningham, high school Principal Talib Sadiq and Summit Academy Principal David Slovin, notified families this week about the incident at the school building, where few staff and students are inside as remote instruction continues for nearly all teachers and students.
“These chalk drawings, which included a racial slur and a swastika, were photographed and quickly removed; however, the drawings were a blatant violation of school policy, and more importantly our community’s core values,” Morris wrote. “No one should ever have to come to work or school and experience disc