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Westport Schools Superintendent Resigns Westport Schools Superintendent Resigns
Westport Schools Superintendent Resigns Following a trying year, Westport Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer announced that she will be resigning from her position before the 2019-2020 academic year. In a letter to parents this week, the Westport Board of Education announced that Palmer plans to retire from the district, effective on Aug. 1, just two years after she left the Weston School District to take over in Westport. The announcement comes weeks after it was announced that Coleytown Middle School will likely not open before January 2020 due to ongoing mold issues. It also comes as area parents have been vociferously prot…

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Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport
Two Percent Budget Increase, 18 Employee Layoffs Proposed For Westport The Westport School District may be increasing its budget and cutting jobs if the superintendent’s proposed spending plan is approved. Westport Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer has proposed a $119,283,880 budget for 2019-20, which represents an increase of 2.68 percent ($3,110,080) from the current budget. The proposal would potentially see as many as 18 jobs in the district eliminated to cut costs. The proposal includes cutting as many as six full-time teachers, several support teachers, special education specialists, an administrator, library and media teacher. Many of the cuts are c…

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Middle School In Westport Closed For Week Due To Ongoing Mold Issues Middle School In Westport Closed For Week Due To Ongoing Mold Issues
Middle School In Westport Closed For Week Due To Ongoing Mold Issues Although schools only recently opened their doors following summer vacation, some Fairfield County middle school students are already getting a week off amid fears and concerns of an ongoing mold problem. The Coleytown Middle School in Westport will be closed the rest of the week, officials announced on Tuesday afternoon. Students were already scheduled to have an off day on Wednesday in accordance with Yom Kippur, but School Superintendent Colleen Palmer decided to take the rest of the week to try and get the mold problems under control. In an email to parents on Tuesday afternoon, she cit…

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Superintendent Provides More Info On Staples HS Threat, Response Superintendent Provides More Info On Staples HS Threat, Response
Superintendent Provides More Info On Staples HS Threat, Response Westport Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer praised both her students and staff members at Staples High School in the wake of a threat that forced a precautionary early dismissal on Tuesday. A student at the high school overheard threatening statements made by another on Tuesday morning, who quickly alerted school officials, prompting a police response on campus shortly after 9 a.m. Palmer said that within minutes of receiving this information, a Staples administrator had the student of concern supervised in the main office, called the police, and called her office. She said from there, …

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Police & Fire
Staples HS Student Had 'Thoughts' Of Executing Mass Shooting, Police Say Staples HS Student Had 'Thoughts' Of Executing Mass Shooting, Police Say
Staples HS Student Had 'Thoughts' Of Executing Mass Shooting, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Superintendent Provides More Info On Staples HS Threat, Response The early dismissal at Staples High School in Westport on Tuesday came after a student had threatened to shoot a teacher and had thoughts of executing a mass shooting, police said during a press conference on Tuesday. The student who overheard the threats reported them to school officials, who were interviewing the student at the time police arrived on campus at around 9 a.m. Detectives found firearms at the home of the student that belong to the father of the student and were reportedly loc…

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Student Threat Led To Staples High School Early Dismissal Student Threat Led To Staples High School Early Dismissal
Student Threat Led To Staples High School Early Dismissal This story has been updated. The early dismissal at Staples High School in Westport on Tuesday came after a student had threatened to shoot a teacher and had thoughts of executing a mass shooting, police said during a press conference on Tuesday. The student who overheard the threats reported them to school officials, who were interviewing the student at the time police arrived on campus at around 9 a.m. Detectives found firearms at the home of the student that belong to the father of the student and were reportedly locked in a safe. The student is now being evaluated at a medical facilit…

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