School Officials Hope to Revive After-School Program for Middle School
Interim Superintendent Herb Levine says final decision will be announced soon whether local Boys & Girls Club chapter will reopen or district will pursue another option.
Peabody school officials are searching for funding in an effort to help resurrect an after school program at Higgins Middle School, a local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem. Earlier in November, school officials learned from the club that the local chapter was being shut down due to lack of funds. The Salem News reported on Nov. 17 that the Peabody chapter had refunded the $10 membership fee to middle school students and alerted parents that the program would not be returning for a fifth year. The popular program was brought to Peabody in 2007 by Higgins teacher Greg Passeri, who used to work at the Boys & Girls Club. School officials are now seeking to find the necessary funds to either revive the Boys & Girls Club …
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