What They Are Saying About ‘Dr. B’s’ Departure

Here is some of what Hamilton-Wenham Patch readers had to say after that Schools Superintendent Raleigh Buchanan and the School Committee reached a "mutual agreement" to ends Buchanan's tenure as superintendent. 

Elaine Appel: “I find Dr. Buchanan to be a refreshing, honest and optimistic voice in an otherwise contentious operation.”

Lorraine Miler: “Personally, I am not surprised in the least bit. We have hardly seen the superintendent in the past 6 months.”

Margo Killoran: “Parents, teachers, administrators and the public alike find Dr. Buchanan to be breath of fresh air after years of dealing with a controlling, secretive, condescending, unapproachable superintendent who this writer personally caught in several lies.”

Robert Forringer: “Yet another blunder in the publics eye. Can you say transparency?”

Anne Brady: “As one who has had the honor to be a member of Dr. Buchanan's Parent Advisory Committee, I have had the opportunity to see beyond the surface to learn that, in my opinion, he is a gifted educator with wonderful ideas for our district. He has been open to our comments and responsive to our concerns.”

Bob Gray: “This decision they have made affects both towns financially and affects our schools effectiveness and affects our children educationally.”