Bedford Meeting Highlights Education Mandates

More than100 persons gathered at the Bedford Middle School auditorium tonight for a public meeting that encouraged comments on state mandates that may be detrimental to teaching and learning in Connecticut’s public schools. State Rep Gail Lavielle, (R-143) who represents Westport, Norwalk, and Wilton and is a member of the task force created by the state legislature to identify areas where schools should seek relief from state mandates, organized and led the meeting. She stressed that the process is “truly bipartisan” as she prepares a legislative proposal for the 2014 session which opens during the first week of February. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com