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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. North Kingstown Member Objects to Discipline Policy Wording (upriseri.com) — North Kingstown families should know the School Committee is reworking the district's long-unchanged student conduct policy around a restorative, equity-focused approach, but one member strongly objected to language on disproportionate discipline. No vote was taken, and the policy will return for a second reading at the October 6 meeting on Romano Vineyard Way, where final wording could shape how discipline is handled across local schools.
2. North Kingstown High Tennis Courts Unusable, Bid Urged (upriseri.com) — If you rely on North Kingstown High's tennis courts, three of the six are now considered unusable, forcing girls' home matches to Jamestown and likely the boys' season too. School Committee members pressed for an immediate bid on a $400,000–$500,000 replacement, with funding talks starting October 5 and key follow-up meetings on Romano Vineyard Way in early October.
3. North Kingstown Parent Seeks Wider School Accessibility (upriseri.com) — North Kingstown parents and School Committee members are pressing the district to broaden participation in its school accessibility audit and improve services like ASL interpretation and captioning at graduation. The audit will review how well buildings serve people with disabilities and is expected to yield recommendations by December 2026. Members also debated middle school GSA clubs and differences in student activities between Davisville and Wickford.
4. How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied. • Rhode Island Current (rhodeislandcurrent.com) — North Kingstown officials are fighting state agencies for access to records about the controversial Quonset sludge processing project, hoping to build a possible legal case over environmental impacts. Their struggle highlights how Rhode Island's public records law allows high fees, broad exemptions, and limited transparency. Advocates say proposed reforms could make it easier for North Kingstown residents to learn what's planned for their community.
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