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School Committee reviews proposal for earlier K-5 start times

At Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Julie Hackett presented a proposal to shift elementary school start times over an hour earlier beginning with the 2023-24 school year to address current transportation challenges

On Tuesday, the Lexington School Committee reviewed an early-stage proposal to shift elementary school start times earlier by over an…

by Sophie Culpepper

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