School Committee adopts immigration, camera policies

School Committee · Meeting of September 8, 2026

BELMONT — The Belmont School Committee adopted new policies on civil immigration enforcement and bus security cameras, both passing 5-0. Superintendent Geiser opened the meeting by disclosing a swastika and racist language found at Belmont High School, calling it "deeply disturbing and unacceptable." Special education administrator Jonathan Libby reported the state's compliance review found Belmont "fully implemented" 35 of the areas examined, with two corrective-action items involving MCAS alternative assessments and notifying families about students' "age of majority" rights; Belmont's Harbor Program is operating under a waiver expiring this school year. The committee also voted 5-0 to raise the PSAT fee to $42 ahead of the October 17 test, appointed member Amy Zuccarello to the town's Multi-Year Budget Advisory Committee, and accepted a $15,000 grant for a November 7 equity conference.

Members Kraft and Abid-Wood pressed staff for data on whether special education staffing changes have produced promised cost savings and communication gains.

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Source: the School Committee meeting of September 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.