Mount Greylock committee adopts new restraint, seclusion policy
Mount Greylock committee adopts new state restraint policy, backs reworked Cape Cod trip.
School Committee · Meeting of August 13, 2026
WILLIAMSTOWN — Mount Greylock committee adopts new state restraint policy, backs reworked Cape Cod trip. The School Committee opened with a moment of silence for student Max Rothschild before voting 6-0 to adopt policy JKAA, updated restraint, seclusion and timeout rules Superintendent Joe Bergeron said the state "is unequivocal" in requiring. Members also voted 6-0 for initial fundraising approval on a reworked sixth grade Cape Cod trip, now pegged at roughly $32,000 plus $50 per student for a whale watch, after longtime organizer Rob Bradley's retirement.
Member Carrie Conry called the trip vote "precedent setting." The committee separately extended its Dufour Transportation busing contract one year at a 4 percent rate increase and approved a five-year Pitney Bowes lease for Williamstown Elementary School, both by 6-0 roll call.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of August 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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