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Tensions over the work stoppage were visible, Monday night. A handful of Newton parents and residents were prevented from entering a news conference update held by the Newton Teachers Association. One man put his body in front of a doorway and complained that NTA members were not letting him in.

“This is ridiculous. The adults need to do their job and get the kids back in school,” said resident Fran Yerardi, whose child graduated from Newton schools last year.

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Students were learning about financial literacy. The class was given $400 to shop for holiday gifts, but they decided to raise the ante. They started with doing chores to add to the pot.

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Salem Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp slapped the Andover Education Association with a $50,000 fine Monday for violating a court order to end the strike. That fine goes up another $10,000 each additional day.

Schools in Andover will be closed again on Tuesday, November 14. It will be the third day the approximately 5,600 students in the district will miss classes.

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“We’re deeply disappointed, we feel that this is not a serious negotiation, that this was a tremendous waste of everybody’s time today and we’re upset that we can’t be in school tomorrow,” said Matt Bach, the president of the Andover Education Association.

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The move helps 22 smaller districts across the state. Without this program, the districts would have had to wait until next spring to be paid back for the increased busing costs. Many just didn’t have the money in their small budgets to cover the increase.

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This week, school leaders from Northboro Public Schools sent a letter to parents detailing changes to annual Halloween traditions for students. The letter, obtained by WBZ-TV, said students would not be allowed to wear costumes to school for Halloween, and the parade through the halls would be canceled.

The tradition often applies to elementary school students who dress up in their costumes to line up and “parade” around the school halls.

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