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SPECIAL MEETING
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024
6:00 PM – OPEN SESSION
HAMLET MIDDLE SCHOOL, CAFETERIA
60 Florence Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895


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Call to Order

Roll Call

This is a special meeting. Therefore, there will be no public comment for this meeting.

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Discussion/Approval on the Non-Union Benefits Policy - L. Kapiskas, D. Burke
ADJOURNMENT

 


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Indiana is taking home the first football National Championship in school history. The top-ranked Hoosiers took down the Number-10 Hurricanes 27-21 in the College Football Playoff title game from Miami. Indiana finished a perfect 16-and-0 on the season.        DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says federal agents have made more than ten-thousand arrests in Minneapolis. Noem took to X Monday to say over ten-thousand arrests were made of what she called "criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis." It comes as anti-ICE protests continue in the state after the deadly shooting of Renee Good by an agent.        President Trump says force is still on the table in efforts to acquire Greenland. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump was asked if the U.S. would use force to seize the Danish territory, to which he said "no comment." Over the weekend, the President said he would put ten-percent tariffs in place on Denmark and other European countries until a deal was reached for the U.S. to get Greenland.        Three Catholic cardinals are criticizing the United States' foreign policy. The archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Newark, N.J. issued a joint statement reiterating Pope Leo's remarks to the Vatican calling for a return to "a diplomacy that promotes dialogue." The cardinals argued against peace being "sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one's own dominion."        A federal appeals court will hear arguments over Texas's new Ten Commandments this week. Judges on the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments on two lawsuits, opposing the Bible verse's placement in public schools. One from Texas and one from Louisiana, which has a similar law.        Girl Scout cookie season is here. This year they've added a new cookie made of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond crème called Exploremores. Cookies are available at local booths and through their website through mid-March.       

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