Overcrowding, population growth cited as need
By JOSH RESNEK
The School Committee has begun the equivalent of a long march informing the state the city wishes to be considered for a new school to alleviate a serious overcrowding problem.
The overcrowding is worsening from year to year.
Everett High School is named as the school most overcrowded to satisfy the state’s requirements for application.
Thus begins what School Chairperson Frank Parker said would be a five-year process at the very least for the city.
By that time, it is likely the public schools will need seats for an extra thousand students if growth continues as it has during the past decade.
Presently at the high school, an additional 500 students are matriculating in a school built for 1600 students.
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