Letter to the Editor

My mother is one of the Media Assistants whose jobs you’ve now deemed expendable.

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“I’m writing not just as a concerned community member, but as the daughter of a woman who has given nearly 50 years of her life—half a century—to Greenwich Public Schools. My mother is one of the Media Assistants whose jobs you’ve now deemed expendable.” – Amy Whitehouse, GHS Class of 1997 and a Proud daughter of a Media Assistant Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

On school funding, Republican BET is the customer service rep that keeps repeating, “I can understand you’re angry.”

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“Once again, they bang the gong of funding $8MM vs. the $12MM requested in the bottom-up budget. It smacks of the colonists’ lament of King George, ‘He holds our chin just high enough above the water to prevent drowning but refuses to permit us to prosper.’
…It’s a cut.  Stop with the semantics.” – Brian Raabe Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

O’Neill: Dismantling a House at Greenwich High School is a Direct Attack on the Classroom

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“Disbanding a house dismantles the core structure that makes Greenwich High School feel manageable, supportive, and personal. Students would be reassigned to unfamiliar houses, severing relationships with trusted counselors, house deans, teachers, and peers. These relationships are not ancillary—they are the foundation of student success, especially in an era of increasing mental health challenges, academic pressure, and social media stress.” – Barbara O’Neill, RTM D6 Education Committee alt, Board of Education and Chair, Retired Greenwich Public Schools Teacher grades 2-8 Continue Reading →