Southbridge schools tagged as candidate for state control

BOSTON – The Southbridge Public Schools, which have had seven superintendents and seven high school principals since 2011, should be designated chronically underperforming and placed into receivership, Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester recommended on Friday.

The Level 5 designation, which would put the Southbridge schools under state control, will be discussed at a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education forum on Jan. 25 in Southbridge where parents, teachers, residents and other officials will have a chance to speak.