Abington schools table two policy votes until Friday meeting

School Committee · Meeting of September 1, 2026

Abington School Committee postpones votes on new ICE and restraint policies to Friday. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Basta and Director of Student Services Dr.

Robbins briefed the board on a K-5 literacy curriculum search backed by roughly $136,000 in carried-over PRISM II grant funds, plus a new continuation grant of about $220,000. Robbins detailed a new partnership with Abington Copes and the agency Cartwheel providing 15 student mental health counseling referrals, grades 2 through 12. Superintendent Dr.

Michelle reported the district is about 97 percent staffed, with enrollment down roughly 40 students and an incoming kindergarten class of 167 students in eight sections. A $275,000 town meeting appropriation will fund a Beaverbrook boiler replacement this fall. "This board is policy and budget," Chair Melanie told a resident requesting more transparency on health education curriculum.

The meeting adjourned unanimously with all substantive votes continued to a Friday virtual session.

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Source: the School Committee meeting of September 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.