December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools district has for several weeks been exploring options for providing COVID testing for staff, perhaps on a weekly basis, “to help them feel safer in our schools,” according to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin. After consulting with school nurses and the Hingham …
December 8, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The past couple of weeks have been particularly challenging for the Hingham Public Schools. While working toward increasing K-2 in-person learning time as a first priority — with the higher grades hopefully to go that route at a later date — the number of positive COVID-19 test results …
Plymouth River School, Photo by Joshua Ross Photography December 5, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer An email sent to Plymouth River School families this afternoon titled “Urgent Message from PRS — remote learning Dec. 7 & 8” notifies parents that “out of an abundance of caution,” Plymouth River Elementary School will pivot to a remote …
November 19, 2020 – Story by Carol Britton Meyer Update November 19, 2020 3:06pm Supt. of Schools Paul Austin explained today why the Hingham Public Schools didn’t “opt in” to the state’s Phase I free COVID-19 rapid testing program when it was offered to local communities. While Austin said he hasn’t received any emails asking …
November 17, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Hingham remains in the low-risk COVID-19 “green” zone, and the accompanying good news is that the virus hasn’t spread within the Hingham Public Schools, according to Supt. of Schools Paul Austin at Monday night’s School Committee meeting. Cases involving HPS students and staff remain low, and the number …
November 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer During an hour-long press conference today, Gov. Charlie Baker emphasized the importance of adhering to his Nov. 2 COVID-19 orders — calling them “targeted interventions” — (https://hinghamanchor.com/gov-baker-issues-new-covid-19-orders/) due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases — while at the same time placing new importance on children returning to full-time, …
November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer An online petition circulated on Facebook on Monday gathered 330 signatures in eight hours in support of fully funding Hingham public schools — with many more expected. Parent Susan Ohoro told the School Committee during its remote meeting last night, “Working with a group of parents, a petition …
November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Due to COVID-19 and “the lack of visibility” for Fiscal 2022, the upcoming budget process will be shortened and a proposed budget will be developed using “status quo” assumptions, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin said at last night’s School Committee meeting during a presentation of proposed “Guiding Principles …
Photo by Joshua Ross November 3, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Last night’s high-coronavirus-risk emergency text alerts to residents of Hingham and other communities that are in the “red” zone underscore “just how much of a health concern this is,” Supt. of Schools Paul Austin told the School Committee during their remote meeting …
October 30, 2020 by Laura Harper Winters South School celebrated Halloween early this year. To bring the seasonal spirit to the students in these strange times, the PTO organized a drive-through display of pumpkins carved by the students. Students, parents, teachers and PTO members dressed up and braved the rain for the event. Principal Mary …
