No Motion Made at BET for $1,957,842 Interim Allocation to Restore Buses at GHS for 8:30am Start Time

After three Republican members of the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation on Friday published a letter to the editor expressing their willingness to support a $1,957,842 interim allocation to restore transportation funding allowing GHS to maintain the existing 8:30am start time, Monday’s night’s BET came as a disappointment to some.  Continue Reading →

“Just for GEMS” Fundraiser at Caren’s Cos Cobber Set for Wednesday

GEMS is an independent 501 (c) 3 corporation.  While it receives money from the Town of Greenwich to operate, it must raise funds separately to purchase and equip its ambulances.  A new ambulance costs approximately  $450,000, excluding equipment.  GEMS has an outstanding operating record, with some of the fastest response times in the country. Continue Reading →

HEALY: BET appropriation should be made with the express understanding that funds are to restore the 8:30am start time.

“Adequate sleep for students is a MUST HAVE. California passed a statewide act to mandate 8:30am start times as a necessary public health measure. It did so because it could not trust high schools to voluntarily do the right thing. New York state recently passed the same law, which will go into effect next year. Both states were afraid that, at crunch time, high schools would adopt early high school start time to fund other ‘higher priorities,’ thereby throwing student health under the bus. – Jim Healy Continue Reading →