Town Receives Perfect Score on 2025 Muncipal Equality Index. Activists Say Much Work Remains
The Town of Amherst announced on November 21, 2025 that it has achieved a perfect...
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Guidance Counselor Delinda Dykes, Fired for Discrimination Against LGBTQ Students, Will Resume Duties at Middle School
District and School Committee Reaffirm Commitment to Student Safety, Belonging, and Respect While Fulfilling Legal...
A Call to Action: LGBTQIA+ Caucus Responds to the Reinstatement of Delinda Dykes
by the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst The LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst is disappointed to hear...
Superior Court Denies School District’s Appeal of Order to Reinstate Counselor Fired for Discrimination
The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District was informed on Friday, October 31, that a Superior Court...
Middle School Counselor Returns to Court Seeking Reinstatement to Workplace
Former Middle School adjustment counselor Delinda Dykes, who was fired by the Amherst Regional Public...
Second Annual Read and Resist Fest, Saturday, September 20
Source: Interlink Publishing The Second Annual Read & Resist Fest will take place on Saturday,...
A Warm Welcome in Amherst for LGBTQIA+ Middle School Students on First Day
About forty people sporting rainbow umbrellas and signs with messages of support for LGBTQIA+ students...
School Committee Receives Update on Sixth Grade Move to the Middle School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst School Committee, August 19, 2025 The meeting was...
New Web Page Tracks Federal Actions Impacting UMass
Source: UMass News & Media UMass Amherst has added a new page on the university website dedicated...
Second Annual Read & Resist Fest, Saturday September 20
Source: Interlink Publishing The Second Annual Read & Resist Fest will take place on Saturday,...
School District Will Appeal Delinda Dykes Arbitration Judgement
Source: Amherst Regional Public Schools The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has filed a complaint to...
Delinda Dykes Announces Plans to Return to Amherst Middle School. Arbitrator Says Her Return Is Consistent with the Best Interests of Students
In a statement released by her attorney, James A.W. Shaw of Segal Roitman on July...