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By Joy Hosford, Ross Cristantiello and Mike Gaffney Saugus Advertiser Major changes could be on the way for Massachusetts vocational schools. With more students applying and advocates pushing to make admissions more equitable, the process by which a student actually gets into a vocational school could be changed drastically. Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner (DESE) Jeffrey Riley proposed changes to the admission process earlier this year, and according to State House News the proposed changes .would give schools flexibility to set their own policies that promote equitable access while restricting the use of criteria that disproportionately exclude students in protected classes. ....
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Wicked Local Editor s note: In the final part of our series, we take a closer look at what the local police response to mental health issues has been like during the pandemic. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all facets of life including mental health. Like local emergency room departments and private clinicians, local police departments have also seen a significant increase in mental health calls since March 2020. Local police Boxborough Police Chief Warren Ryder estimates a 30-40% increase in mental health-related calls during the pandemic compared with the previous year. Maynard Police Chief Michael Noble said it is difficult to tally the exact number of mental health calls as they are called in and identified as several different incidents, perhaps as a disturbance, domestic dispute, or medical issue. The department s mental health referrals, however, are up 105% from the quarter before COVID. ....
Wicked Local Editor s note: In the final part of our series, we take a closer look at what the local police response to mental health issues has been like during the pandemic. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all facets of life including mental health. Like local emergency room departments and private clinicians, local police departments have also seen a significant increase in mental health calls since March 2020. Local police Boxborough Police Chief Warren Ryder estimates a 30-40% increase in mental health-related calls during the pandemic compared with the previous year. Maynard Police Chief Michael Noble said it is difficult to tally the exact number of mental health calls as they are called in and identified as several different incidents, perhaps as a disturbance, domestic dispute, or medical issue. The department s mental health referrals, however, are up 105% from the quarter before COVID. ....