Guest columnists Laura Fallon and Roni Gold: Why we voted against late start proposal
People walk on the track at Northampton High School last March. Gazette file photo
Published: 1/12/2021 11:19:40 AM
Last month the Northampton School Committee passed a motion by a margin of 7-2 (with one abstention) to accept a proposal to change the start times of the Northampton Public Schools.
As members of the committee who did not vote in favor of the proposal despite our belief in the science which clearly states the benefits of later school start times for high school students, we felt it was incumbent upon us to explain the rationale behind our vote.