Silhouettes of students running through shattered walls with arrows labeled growth, population, overcrowding, and expansion in a school-themed comic style

School Board Rejects ‘Floating Principal’ Proposal-July 03, 1974

The Norwood School Committee held a contentious session on the evening of July 2, 1974, where, following two weeks of deliberation and a lengthy 90-minute executive session, the board voted … Continue reading School Board Rejects ‘Floating Principal’ Proposal-July 03, 1974

Yellow school bus at Oakwood Elementary School entrance with students walking

Bells Are Ringin’-July 3, 1970

The Norwood School Committee overhauled its student transportation system and faced an $8,000 wave of structural school vandalism in July 1970

Norwood Pushes Statewide Support for Dual‑Team Athlete Eligibility-June 12, 1969

When the Bay State Conference canceled Norwood’s junior high sports schedules to punish the town, local leaders didn't back down. Instead, they took a bold fight for local control all the way to the state level.