Northampton Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Northampton Public Schools is a school district in Northampton, Massachusetts. As of 2005, the superintendent is Dr. Isabelina Rodriguez-Babcock.

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[edit] Schools

[edit] High school

  • Northampton High School, Northampton

[edit] Middle school

  • John F. Kennedy Middle School, Florence

[edit] Elementary schools

  • Bridge Street School, Northampton
  • Jackson Street School, Northampton
  • Robert K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary School, Florence
  • Leeds Elementary School, Leeds

[edit] Controversy

In October 2006, during Northampton High School's school spirit week, Booster Week, the school's sports director changed the name of the annual girls-only flag football game from Powder Puff to Girl's Flag Football at the advice of several faculty members. The new shirts were also emblazoned with "THERE'S NO "PUFF" IN THIS GAME". Widely interpreted as a pointless switch, then-student and conservative activist Leslie Higgins wrote up a petition to bring back "Powder Puff" and reverse the switch, eventually collecting some 477 student and 3 faculty signatures. The original name was restored with the support of the high school's principal, Dr. Beth Singer, although too late for the 2005 Booster Week shirts to bear the name "Powder Puff".

Other controversy includes Northampton High School principal, Dr. Beth Singer, not allowing psychology, sociology, black studies and history teacher Reynaud Harp to even be nominated for the "Teacher of the Year" award given out near the end of every year.

Currently of worry is the possibility of budget cuts to fix a growing deficit.

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