Students associated with the guns have been suspended, the district says.
Smith will finish the remainder of Marpe's second term on the Westport Board of Education, which runs until November 2013.
Should Westport school officials receive future reports of driver misconduct, they will be reported via phone or email to DATTCO, plus the driver is to be placed on leave until the complaints have been investigated.
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The Board of Education approved Monday night the retention of February and April vacations by reconfiguring professional development days for school teachers following a recommendation by Superintendent Dr. Elliot Landon.
Westport Board of Education member of seven years, James Marpe, who is the current Chair, will seek the Republican Party nomination for Westport First Selectman in 2013.
CL&P and tree crews are working around the clock to get power fully restored in town.
During the Board of Education meeting Monday night Westport parents complained about the district’s response to sexual comments made by a middle-school bus driver.
Dattco announced the ratification of a contract with members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 371 in Westport, avoiding the possibility of a strike by Westport school bus drivers.
Although bus drivers initially rejected a settlement Sunday morning, they were directed to report to work as usual on Monday morning.
Parents will be required to find their own way to get their children to school, according to the Connecticut Post.
With the possibility of a school bus driver strike on Monday, the Westport Police Department is working closely with the Board of Education to address any transportation related issues in and around Westport schools.
The Westport Police Department is working on traffic patterns to accommodate large volumes of traffic which would be anticipated during this event
Kool to be Kind is an empathy-based, anti-bullying program in which Staples High School students are trained to lead interactive, experiential lessons for third graders about empathy, kindness, and effective responses to bullying situations.
Educator Preparation Advisory Council focuses on quality in teacher and school leader programming.
The Yankees first baseman has become heavily involved in the Harlem RBI program.
After 26 years as head coach of UConn men's basketball, Jim Calhoun announces his retirement.
3,000 spectators could potentially show up for the Wreckers’ first game under the lights at Staples High School in Westport Friday night, according to Westport Parks and Recreation Department Operations Supervisor Dan DeVito.
Created as a venue for innovation and production, the Maker Space is the first of its kind at a library in Connecticut.
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Few town officials are put under as much scrutiny as Elliott Landon, the long-serving superintendent of schools in Westport. But with his decisions determining the education of 5,800 children, he’s used to being in the spotlight.
Local High School Students Compete in Regional Science Fair
School board members, administrators, parents and teachers weighed in at the heated Monday meeting to decide how to make up for school days lost through snow closures.
As the snow began to fall, preschoolers performed a timeless tradition.
The bus driver was the only person hospitalized, according to Weston police. Westport police say that several students suffered minor injuries, such as bumps and bruises.
The Arena course selection system would sometimes leave Staples students angry and in tears. Now, a new computerized system will change the process entirely.
Despite long hours and a heavy workload, the award-winning Inklings never misses a deadline.
After working a "couple hundred hours" over the summer, student Eric Lubin upgraded the previous app he created, iSHS, to the new and improved myStaples.
Steve Roberts, a 43-year-old physics teacher at Staples High School, died on Sunday. He had been preparing for the new school year that started Sept. 1.
Two-thirds of Connecticut high school seniors have reported having sex, while only 59 percent used a condom.
The schools will save $500,000 by switching insurance providers, but the town might be burdened with extra administrative fees.
Switching insurance providers will save $500,000, according to school administrators.