South Hadley Public Schools

South Hadley Public Schools, also known as South Hadley School Department, is a school district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. The superintendent is Mark McLaughlin.

South Hadley Public Schools
Location
Massachusetts
United States
District information
TypePublic
Open enrollment[1]
GradesPre K - 12
SuperintendentJennifer Voyik
AccreditationNEASC
Schools4
Budget$29,624,595 total
$14,315 per pupil
(2016)[2]
Other information
Websitewww.southhadleyschools.org

Governance

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A five-person school committee, the equivalent of a board of education elsewhere, oversees the school district. The chairman of the school committee is John Kelly.[3][4]

Schools

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The district operates the following schools:

Bullying incident

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South Hadley High School came to the attention of the national news media as the result of the suicide of 15-year-old student Phoebe Prince on January 14, 2010.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. "School Choice Receiving District Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
  3. Constantine, Sandra (March 31, 2010). "South Hadley superintendent Gus Sayer says DA's findings in Phoebe Prince case consistent with school's investigation". The Republican. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  4. "School Committee". South Hadley Public Schools. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  5. Cullen, Kevin (January 24, 2010). "The untouchable Mean Girls". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  6. McCabe, Kathy (January 24, 2010). "Teen's suicide prompts a look at bullying". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  7. Sandra Constantine (January 27, 2010). "In wake of Phoebe Prince's apparent suicide, hundreds pack South Hadley meeting to discuss bullying in schools". The Republican. MassLive.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  8. Vaznis, James (January 26, 2010). "Beacon Hill lawmakers see urgent need for antibullying bill – The Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
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