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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 Lynn eld school chair to Peabody schools set to dissatis ed parents: Stop return full-time March 15 By Anne Marie Tobin health and safety protocols over the past By Anne Marie Tobin ple need to be patient and they need ITEM STAFF six weeks, which has led to a decline in ITEM STAFF to know that there may be some situa- positive cases,” School Superintendent tions where we can’t have full in-person LYNNFIELD — It’s been almost a year Kristen Vogel said Friday in a state- PEABODY — Really surreal. learning in some schools. It may vary since schools in Massachusetts were ment to families. “We have been able to Those were the words School Com- from grade to grade and school to school, closed because of the pandemic. Lynn- move toward more in-person learning mittee member Beverley Grif n Dunne depending on space and distancing. Ele- eld Public Schools are pressing ahead for our grade K, 1 and 2 students. With used to describe her feelings about the mentary schools with one class and one toward a resumption of what it hopes the governor’s and commissioner’s an- district’s decision to start work on a plan teacher are different from the middle will be a return to full-time in-person nouncement earlier this week, we are to return to full-time in-person learning. school students who have four class- learning for all students. actively planning with our teachers to “This is the best news we have had in rooms and four teachers, and the high “We want to thank the community for a very long time, but it’s going to take their continued adherence to all of the PARENTS, A2 time to do it properly,” said Dunne. “Peo- SCHOOLS, A2 ’Heading into the season Lynn schools face disparity issues By Gayla Cawley ITEM STAFF LYNN — The Lynn Public Schools has started to roll out initiatives aimed at erad- icating racism and improving cultural competence in the district. The two initiatives, which consist of professional de- velopment for teachers and staff, and inclusivity panels that are meant to increase student voice across the dis- trict, are being implemented in response to the commit- ments made in a School Com- mittee resolution that was adopted last June. “It was a real point of pride ITEM PHOTO | SPENSER HASAK for me, in partnership with The Marblehead High School football team started holding practices this week as it prepares for the upcom- the School Committee, with ing season, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. the adoption of the resolu- tion to eradicate racism in the Lynn Public Schools,” said Superintendent Dr. Pat- rick Tutwiler at Thursday’s Swampscott administrator School Committee meeting. Tutwiler noted that there is un nished work in the Lynn proposes $71M budget Public Schools that was men- tioned in the resolution, such By Tréa Lavery the budget is a “zero-based” budget, as the need to recruit, retain and support a diverse staff, ITEM STAFF meaning that it is meant to main- the implementation of trau- tain levels of service while not pro- SWAMPSCOTT — Town Adminis- ma-sensitive practices, and viding unnecessary funding, it will the development of cultural trator Sean Fitzgerald has proposed not restrict municipal spending. an operating budget of $71.7 million pro ciency practices and an “This is not an austerity budget,” anti-bias curriculum in the for scal year 2022, a 2.05 percent Mendes said. “This is a budget that increase from last year’s adopted district. re ects the needs of the departments “This work remains a top budget. to maintain municipal services.” priority for the Lynn Public In a presentation to the Select The proposed budget will include Schools,” said Tutwiler. Board Wednesday night, Fitzgerald a 2 percent increase to the tax levy, One of the commitments in and Assistant Town Administrator Ron Mendes explained that while BUDGET, A2 DISPARITY, A3 Forum: Region suffered from transportation cuts By Allysha the impact of cuts in the André Leroux, the exec- even when the pandem- Dunnigan transit system, and how utive director at Transit- ic is over, many people ITEM STAFF the public transit system Matters Jarred Johnson, will still choose to work will recover after the pan- Lynn Mayor Thomas M. from home whether it’s Public travel has expe- for safety reasons, or just rienced a drastic decrease demic. McGee, and the chief in- The panelists includ- novation of cer at Dela- because it has been made since the pandemic, as normal. people are working from ed the transportation ware Transit Corporation reporter for GBH News Veronica Vanterpool. Trains have seen few- home and are advised to er riders within the last Bob Seay, a consultant The panelists reviewed avoid travel. year, but are still relied GBH and MassINC’s at MassINC’s Transfor- the shift in rush hour on by many folks who are Slavery unearthed forum on Friday morning mative Transit-Oriented traf c since the pandem- in Marblehead discussed that change, Development Program, ic and the possibility that REGION, A3 By Anne Marie Tobin This is the orig- INSIDE ITEM STAFF inal headstone for an enslaved MARBLEHEAD — A group of Opinion woman named Marblehead residents is nearing Shribman: Canada its goal of properly recognizing an Agnes who was sighs with relief enslaved woman, known only as buried at the after Biden, Trudeau Agnes, who is buried at the Old Old Burial Hill meeting. A4 Burial Hill Cemetery alongside Cemetery in the family that owned her. Marblehead. It LOOK! Sometime during the 1970s, Ag- was stolen in Florida man builds nes’ original headstone marking the 1970s and miniature replicas of her nal resting place, was stolen. a movement is Salem landmarks. A8 The headstone was replaced with underway to a small, at slab with the inscrip- replace it. Sports tion, “AGNES NEGRO 1714.” St. Mary’s Bergdorf, “The spot where Agnes is buried COURTESY PHOTO | Queliz named CCL UNEARTHED, A3 MARBLEHEAD MUSEUM co-MVPs. B1 OBITUARIES ..............................A2 LOOK! .......................................A8 DIVERSIONS .............................B5 HIGH 44° VOL. 142, ISSUE 69 OPINION ...................................A4 SPORTS ................................ B1-2 CLASSIFIED ........................... B6-7 LOW 36° POLICE/FIRE .............................A5 COMICS ....................................B4 REAL ESTATE .............................B8 PAGE A8 $1.50 A2 THE DAILY ITEM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 OBITUARIES Lisa A. Carey, 66 Peabody schools set to 1955 - 2021 LYNN - Lisa A. Carey, 66, of home on the ocean. return full-time March 15 Lynn, died unexpectedly at Lisa is survived by her sister her home on February 19, Lynne York and her husband SCHOOLS mental health and learn- son learning is safe when amount concern over the 2021. Born in Boston to the Michael of FL. Donations in Li- From A1 ing ability,” Vadala said. we combine a minimum last year and will remain late James and Constance sa’s name can be made to the “Additionally, in-person social distancing stan- so going forward. (Pindergast) Carey, Lisa was Animal Rescue League at www. school is totally different, learning will more fully dard of at least three feet “(This week’s) announce- raised in Allston / Brighton and arlboston.org. so people need to know enable the district to de- among students and six ment by the state’s Com- graduated from Wareham High Service Information: To that. At the end of the day, liver critical wraparound feet between students and missioner of Elementary School. She attended North leave a condolence for the it’s all about making sure services that benet stu- staff, along with masks and Secondary Education, Shore Community College, and family please visit www.Soli- everyone is safe.” dents in need.” and enhanced cleaning Jeffrey Riley, served as an then Salem State College. Lisa mine.com. The plan, which calls for Dunne said the district measures,” Vadala said. afrmation of our goal to retired after many years as an students to be in school will need to negotiate “We will work with our restore in-person learn- EMT in the City of Boston. She ve days a week, could be with the teachers’ union, teachers to ensure those ing. Peabody has been a was a lover of animals, music, implemented as early as the Peabody Federation standards are met and leader since the start of painting, and she loved her March 15 for students in of Teachers, but feels opti- that we are doing every- this school year in nding pre-K through grade 5 and mistic. thing we can as a district innovative ways to keep as early as March 29 for “We have had a mutual- to keep students and staff students engaged in their students in grades 6-12. ly respectful relationship safe and healthy.” learning, and progress- Saugus out, Lynn, School Superintendent with the union throughout Vadala said the next ing to full-time in-person Dr. Josh Vadala said the most of this, so I am con- step will be to survey fam- learning is the natural district’s goal has always dent that we will be able ilies and staff to deter- next phase of that effort.” been the safe return of to come to an agreement,” mine the number of stu- Vadala said the plan is Peabody and as many students as pos- she said. dents intending to return the result of a collabora- sible to in-person school The decision comes on to in-person learning and tive effort with “all of our settings in order to meet the heels of recent guid- the number who intend to stakeholders — teachers, Revere stay in the both learning and social ance from public health stay in the remote model students, staff, families, and emotional needs of all experts, including the in order to determine the healthcare providers, and students.