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Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education
Mayor Accuses State Of Politicizing Back-To-School, Defends Remote Education A city mayor is accusing Massachusetts of politicizing back-to-school plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic. West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt was one of 16 municipal leaders that received a letter from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Sept. 18. The letter gave the school districts - all of which are “low risk” for the spread of COVID-19 - 10 days to defend their fully-remote back-to-school plans. In his response to the state, Tuesday, Sept. 29, Reichelt said that he was taken aback that the department of education didn’t reach out to the city before sendi…

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by Kristin Palpini