EVEEVERET Vol. 30, No.42 -FREERETT AADD BOB KAMINER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BKAMINER@EVERETTBANK . COM 61 7-381-3610 Mayor Carlo DeMaria and First Lady Stacy DeMaria presented School Committee Member Millie Cardello with a citation naming her Person of the Year on October 7. See next week’s Everett Advocate for photo highlights. (Advocate Photo by Tara Vocino) 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM/GETSTARTED Member FDIC Member DIF School offi cials respond to uptick in violence at EHS By Christopher Roberson SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com hile the occasional quarrel is fairly common among high school students, the number of physical altercations at Everett High School (EHS) has climbed substantially as students struggle to readjust to life in the classroom. “Schools across the country W are reporting more fi ghts, a fact that can broadly be attributed to the diffi culties students are experiencing in reacclimating to the regular social situations of a school day,” said Superintendent of Schools Priya Tahiliani in her October 6 letter to families. “The Everett Public Schools is formulating a multipronged plan to help ensure the safety of all students and staff . The solution rests with all of us.” Tahiliani said that approximately three weeks ago students from Malden went into Everett High School and initiated a fi ght. To prevent that from happening again, she said, one change on the building level will be to provide students with ID cards. “To ensure that our students are properly identifi ed upon entering the building, we will be implementing the student ID system as an extra measure to bolster school safety,” said Tahiliani. Another change will be to emphasize the “importance of responsible social media use.” “Students need to be reminded that social media posts can have long-term negative impacts, that is, one’s digital imprint is permanent,” said Tahiliani. “Our students need to understand that what might seem funny or harmless to one person can be triggering and traumatic to someone else.” She also underscored the tremendous influence of social media. “The amount of pressure that social media puts on our children is really something I am baffl ed by,” Tahiliani said during the October 18 School Committee meeting. “I do feel a lot of empathy for our students.” SCHOOL | SEE PAGE 2 www.advocatenews.net A household word in Everett for 30 years! CTE OCAT AT Free Every Friday 617-387-2200 “Bob’s always a phone call away.” — C.J. DOHERTY, VP, C.J. DOHERTY, INC. TALK TO BOB ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LOANS. WE’RE READY TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. E Friday, October 22, 2021 Elks Honors Millie Cardello as Person of the Year
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