SAUGUS D Vol. 27, No.34 All Your Local News & Sports Online! Scan Here & Subscribe! OCAT CAT WELCOME, NEW CENTENARIAN S HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Millie Doucette is the latest Saugonian to join the “100 Club” after celebrating her birthday yesterday. Please see inside for more photos and this week’s “The Advocate Asks.” (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) TE E -FREE- www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday 781-233-4446 Friday, August 22, 2025 Starting the school year off right Saugus Public Schools has revised its admission policy on the legal advice of the state Attorney General’s Offi ce over concerns that some students were being denied an education By Mark E. Vogler augus Public Schools will begin its new academic year next week with a revised student admission policy that was crafted to comply with state and federal laws upholding the rights of immigrant students living in town to attend local schools. An amended policy approved this spring by the School Committee no longer requires families who move to Saugus to complete the town census form to be able to register their children in the school system. That provision and other parts of the policy were the subject of legal threats a year ago by two nonprofit advocacy groups that declared it an illegal barrier to immigrant students seeking to obtain an education. Lawyers for Civil Rights and Massachusetts Advocates for Children emailed “a dePUBLIC SCHOOLS | SEE PAGE 2 Mid-grade Regular 2.83 3.35 3.45 $3.47 Over 47 Years of Excellence! 1978 - 2025 ULS Full Service $2.99 Order online at angelosoil.com FLEET CARD Check Out Our LOW PRICES!
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