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2019 ANNUAL MEETING DATES
WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE
2020
January 8 and 22
February 12 and 26
March 11 and 25
April 8 and 22
May 13 and 27
June 10 and 24
July 15
One meeting per Bylaws
August 12 and 26
September 9 and 23
October 14 and 28
November 18
One meeting per Bylaws
December 16
One meeting per Bylaws
Meetings will be held at the Hamlet Building Middle School, Cafeteria located at 60 Florence Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, except in July, November and December when only one meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of those months, per Bylaws amended 10/13/2004.
Additional meetings may be called by the Chair, as necessary, to conduct business for the Woonsocket School Committee. In the event the Committee desires to meet for a closed session prior to 7:00 p.m., the Committee will post the earlier time; however, the agenda posted for the public session will not be addressed before 7:00 p.m. The time and place of such meetings will be specified in the posting of the meeting notice and posted on the State and school department website, as specified in the mandated forty-eight hour period preceding the meeting, except for emergency meetings, which shall be subject to Chapter 42 of the General Laws of RI.
Meeting places will be accessible to the handicapped. Individuals requesting interpreter services must notify the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at (401) 767-4608 at least twenty-four hours in advance.
Approved by the WSC on July 17, 2019

The Clintons could face contempt of Congress if they fail to show for a House committee hearing in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were originally ordered to appear before the GOP-led committee in December, but asked that the date get pushed back until today. Now a committee spokesperson says neither has confirmed they will appear, and Congressman James Comer, the chairman of the panel, said he'll slap them with contempt if they don't show.        President Trump will be in Michigan today to talk about ways his economic policies. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump will kick-off his visit with a stop at a Ford factory that's producing more F-150 trucks because of tariffs.        The Supreme Court will wade into landmark cases involving transgender athlete bans today. Justices will hear two cases - one out of Idaho, the other from West Virginia - challenging whether states can ban transgender girls from participating in girls' and women's sports. The decisions on those cases will impact similar bans already enacted in about half of the U.S.        Google parent company Alphabet is the latest company worth four-trillion-dollars. The company reached the four-trillion-dollar market evaluation Monday when shares jumped about one-percent.        A former Mexican cartel kingpin will be sentenced to life in prison today in New York City. Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada Garcia, who led the Sinaloa cartel with 'El Chapo,' pleaded guilty last year and apologized for flooding the U.S. with cocaine and other illicit substances.        A study finds Arizona has the toughest DUI penalties in the nation. The study by Maronick Law Firm finds the state's steep fines for first time offenders and mandatory jail time makes it number one. The Grand Canyon State is followed by Alaska, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Connecticut.       

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