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Physicians, counselors, tutors: Hamden High School provides a variety of resources to help students boost test scores

Hamden High School is providing additional resources to students such as physicians, counselors, tutors and extra instruction time to help improve test scores and mental health.

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How Hamden is redefining the role of police in schools

Amid distrust in the police at both a local and national level, leaders from the Hamden government, police department and Board of Education spent months drafting an updated memorandum of understanding for school resource officers in Hamden’s public schools. SROs are police officers that are stationed in schools in case there is a potential threat.…

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Hamden High PE grading system will not change until after 2022-23 school year

The Hamden High School class of 2023 left the Board of Education meeting Sept. 20 disheartened after learning that the revisions to the school’s grading policy will not go into effect until after this year’s college application deadline. At the end of the 2021-22 academic school year,  it came to the attention of a few…

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Staffing shortages in Hamden schools pose teacher burnout, safety concerns

Elizabeth Marini started her career at Hamden High School 16 years ago in the English Language Arts Department as a 10th-grade English teacher. She adopted the role as a literacy specialist in 2016, now having to balance both jobs amidst a staffing shortage in the district.  “I feel like at a moment’s notice, I have…

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Hamden Public Schools talks student security in community forum

After a student was found with a handgun at school last month, the community came together to find ways to increase safety of students

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Student found with handgun at Hamden High School

BREAKING NEWS- A Hamden High School student was found in possession of a handgun Oct. 5. The student was escorted off campus and immediately taken into custody by the Hamden Police Department.

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Hamden mayoral candidates interviewed by high school students

On Sept. 9, students were able to participate in the Human Rights Zoom meeting held by the Global Youth Activities (GYA) where they were able to speak with Hamden Mayor candidate’s Mayor Curt Leng, Lauren Garrett and Peter Cyr.