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Watertown Panel Hears Special Ed Survey Results
The Watertown School Committee's Curriculum Subcommittee reviewed caregiver survey results showing families distrust special education communication.
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Schools · School Committee
Watertown School Panel Advances Revised Middle School Handbook to Full Committee
Watertown school policy panel approves middle school handbook changes and defers mandatory restraint policy update.
Schools · School Committee
Watertown School Subcommittee Advances Three Policies, Tables Restraint Overhaul
WATERTOWN -- June 8, 2026, Watertown's School Committee Policy Subcommittee advanced three policies Monday and tabled a fourth pending legal review. The panel unanimously approved sending a new staff social media policy (IJNDD)
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Parents petition for no-confidence vote on director
Watertown residents petitioned the School Committee for a no-confidence vote on special education leadership.
Schools · School Committee
Watertown School Committee receives no-confidence petition over special education director
WATERTOWN -- June 1, 2026, Watertown School Committee receives a 231-signature no-confidence petition against its Director of Student Services. Parent Suzanne Brueggemann submitted the petition at the June 1 meeting at Lowell Elementary
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Watertown Schools Restructure Special Ed Staffing, Standardize Grading for Fall
WATERTOWN -- May 18, 2026, Watertown School Committee hears improvement plans with major special education and grading overhauls for 2026-27. At a May 18 meeting at Lowell Elementary School, principals from Watertown Middle School
Schools · School Committee
Watertown School Board Approves Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban
Watertown School Committee voted unanimously to adopt a bell-to-bell ban on personal cell phones for all students, kindergarten through 12th grade. The new policy, numbered JICI, bars device use from the opening to closing bell with exceptions for students under an IEP, 504 plan or medical plan.
Schools · School Committee
Teachers union urges special ed overhaul
Watertown teachers union presented a special education task force report urging eligibility and transition reforms.
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School Committee raises bus fees, details ICE plans
Watertown School Committee voted to raise optional bus fees and detailed ICE response plans.
Schools · School Committee
Watertown School Panel Approves Revised Rental Rules
Watertown's Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee approved a revised school rental agreement, raising custodial fees and phasing in access to the new high school.
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