The School Audit Is Done. Why Won’t Enfield Release It Before You Vote?

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  Enfield Town Hall The town has the audit triggered by the $5.6 million shortfall in the Board of Education budget — but it won’t release it until after the election. We have an election in five days. Voters are being asked to decide on school board leadership and budget oversight without knowing what happened to $5.6 million of their money. That’s wrong. Voters deserve this information before they cast their ballots. Background During the shortfall, the Enfield Board of Education had a Democratic majority. After Republicans won control of the Town Council and Board of Education, council Republicans sharply criticized the prior board’s budget management. Board members — both Democratic and Republican — appeared before the council to explain what happened. They cited several factors: -- The state cut special-education reimbursements from above 90% to the low 60s. -- Special-education enrollment rose sharply after the budget was set. -- Other costs, including insurance, increased. A...
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Did Enfield make a mistake by opening its schools?

Enfield High School
Enfield High School, fall, 2020

On Sept. 23, a covid case was reported at Enfield High School. The school is closing for the next two days. It will shift to remote learning.

Health authorities are contact tracing. Other schools in this state have reported covid cases. Some think this is just the start and schools will be all virtual soon enough. Perhaps not.

The CDC has argued that it’s important to reopen schools for the health and well being of children. It warns of everything from “severe learning loss,” which includes their social development. The schools are also a steady source of nutrition. Those are real problems.

Can Enfield control this? Will contact tracing be effective? Will the school covid cases lead to an increase in adult covid cases in town?

All the school districts are trying their best to get through this, and we will just have to see what happens next.

Location: Enfield, CT 06082, USA

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