The non-renewal of her contract possibly was the resulet of (non) enforcement of the school's "no hat" policy. Students protest teacher’s contract non-renewal at Holyoke High School Students from Holyoke High School protested the non-renewal of a teacher’s contract on Friday. The protest for Thomas had around 30 students who gathered on their last day of classes outside the school. An email from the ethnic studies department, written by a student, at Holyoke High told 22News that students are demanding the administration reverse the decision to not renew the contract of Ethnic Studies teacher, Alicia Thomas. The email claims that the teacher’s contract was not renewed by Holyoke High this month. Thomas confirmed this in a conversation with 22News. The email and Thomas also allege that Thomas ... Continue reading... https://www.wwlp.com/news/students-protest-teachers-contract-non-renewal-at-holyoke-high-school/
