This year, the state is allowing school districts to pivot to virtual learning instead of canceling school, but snow days are allowed too.
The rapid tests deliver results in about 15 minutes and could help schools identify positive cases quicker, state officials said.
Elementary school students will attend school for four half-days after district administrators pushed earlier this week for two full days.
Two approaches are being considered for expanding in-person learning at Braintree elemetary schools, one which involves full days at school.
The confirmed case is the second positive test to come out of Braintree High School in the last week.
Mayor Charles Kokoros said the town will save about $3 million in interest over the life of the loan by paying it five years faster.
The remote learning center allows parents who cannot work from home the opportunity to drop their child off for supervised remote learning.
A full return to in-person learning would require the state to ease social distancing requirements in classes and on buses.
Superintendent Frank Hackett said students in grades 1-8 could see their half-days of in-person classes become full days.
The following letter to the editor comes from former Town Councilor and School Committee Chair Sean Powers.
The following letter to the editor comes from Meredith Boericke in support of the debt exclusion for Braintree schools.
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If approved, the debt exclusion would pay for a new South Middle School and other school building upgrades.
Hybrid learning is still slated to begin for other grade levels in Braintree.
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Students with last names which begin A through L will attend class on Mondays and Tuesdays, while the rest go Thursdays and Fridays.
The grant was to ensure students have access to technology to strengthen instruction both in the classroom and at home amid the coronavirus.
School committee members were divided on the best hybrid approach for reopening Braintree Public Schools.
One plan has all students returning to their own schools on Sept. 16. Another plan has remote school for some students until November.
Several parents said they have questions about how special education will be addressed in the Braintree reopening plan.
The "Wamps" name will remain for the time being, despite the logo change. Many residents and some school officials argued that isn't enough.
The Policy and Education sub-committee voted to have the school committee discuss if the longtime nickname and logo will remain in place.
The leader of the Massachusetts tribe will meet with the Braintree School Committee to discuss the high school's "Wamp" logo.
Braintree school officials created a 60-person reopening committee which includes teachers, parents and town officials.
The expansion allows Braintree grade 5 classes to join grade 6 through 8 at the East Middle School.
Tribe Sagamore Faries Gray said Massachusetts Native Americans don't feel honored by mascots like the Braintree Wamps.
Tribe Sagamore Faries Gray said Massachusetts Native Americans don't feel honored by indigenous mascots. Instead, they feel like trophies.
In response, another petition gathered around 1,000 signatures asking the school to keep the Braintree Wamps mascot.
The Braintree High School Class of 2020 took to the streets on Saturday, to celebrate their graduation in a unique way: a graduation parade.
A group of parents angered by the closing of St. Francis of Assisi School in Braintree have filed an appeal to the Boston Archdiocese.
The Braintree Education Association would like to thank the Marge Crispin Center for the longstanding support they have provided.
While an in-person ceremony was scheduled for July 30, school officials planned a car parade for 9 a.m., Saturday.
A vote to increase taxes to pay for a new South Middle School and other school projects could be postponed until late September.
Catholic education experts said the closure of schools amid the coronavirus pandemic is becoming a national trend.
Parents said if they knew St. Francis of Assisi School was at risk of closing sooner, they would have offered support to save it.
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Braintree High School seniors are missing out on prom and other end of the year activities, so one mom created a way to brighten their days.
Town officials argued renovating or replacing Braintree High School is necessary to avoid loss of accreditation.
Video students at Braintree High School took home six honorable mentions at the Student Emmy Awards.