Bachus’s Assault Charge Filed; DUI Dropped
![[CREDIT: Robert Ford] Warwick School Committee Chair Karen Bachus at the July 25 meeting, Warwick Veterans Middle School.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick_School_Committee_Bachus-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — An assault charge against School Committee member Karen Bachus from her Feb. 18 DUI arrest has been filed and the DUI charge dropped following her no-contest plea […]
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Report: Bachus Argumentative, Resisted DUI Arrest
WARWICK, RI — Officer Keara Enos’ report on the DUI arrest of Karen Bachus, 60, Feb. 18 describes the Warwick School Committee member’s erratic driving, argumentative behavior and assault on […]
Bachus DUI & Assault Charges Prompt Resignation Calls
WARWICK, RI – Saturday’s Warwick Police arrest of School Committee member Karen Bachus for DUI and a subsequent assault charge has led to calls for her removal, which only she […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration at 69 Draper Ave. The Warwick School Committee will consider $6 million in Warwick Schools cuts Wednesday.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
Cobden Elected Warwick School Committee Chair
WARWICK, RI— The School Committee elected new leadership Tuesday, with Judy Cobden now serving as Chair, Nathan Cornell as Vice-Chair, and Kyle Adams as Clerk. Cobden, who had served as […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Public Schools] The Warwick School Committee met early Nov. 13, voting to return to full week in person learning for K-5.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Warwick-School-Committee-Nov.-13-2020-140x140.jpg)
Committee OKs K-5 Full Week In-Person Learning
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee approved a return to full week in-person learning for Kindergarten through Grade 5 during their Friday morning meeting, with a start date to […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick School Committee] Teachers and faculty expressed anger and outrage at Warwick School Committee President Karen Bachus during the body's Oct. 20, 2020 meeting. The criticism followed her public comments about criticism parents had expressed about distance learning.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Warwick-School-Committee-Oct.-27-2020-140x140.jpg)
Teachers, Faculty Berate Bachus
WARWICK – Teachers and faculty members of the Warwick Public Schools expressed their outrage over comments made by School Committee chairwoman Karen Bachus at the Oct. 20 meeting. Bachus alleged […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Public Schools Administration is located at 69 Draper Ave.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
Bachus: Parents Raise Concerns About Teaching Schedules
WARWICK, RI — Concerns were raised during Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting about reports that not all teachers are teaching a full day or are available for students when they […]
![[CREDIT: Warwick Post] Warwick School Committee Vice Chair Judy Cobden has filed a restraining order against her friend Warwick School Committee Chairwoman Karen Bachus.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cobden-Bachus-Warwick-School-Committee-140x140.jpg)
School Committee Members’ Personal Argument ‘Settled’
WARWICK, RI — Longtime friends School Committee Chairwoman Karen Bachus and Vice Chair Judith Cobden say their service to Warwick Schools remains their focus despite an argument that entered public […]
![[CREDIT: Corey Smith] A YouTube video of Corey Smith reading a petition calling for the removal of Cedar Hill School Principal Colleen Mercurio over her handling of reports of sexual abuse between students on a bus.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Corey-Smith-School-Com-140x140.png)
Warwick Schools Investigating Cedar Hill Principal’s Handling of Bus Sexual Assault Report
A petition on Change.org with 73 supporters calls for the removal of Cedar Hill Principal Colleen Mercurio over her handling of a report of sexual abuse between two students on a bus in the fall of 2016, a complaint Warwick Public Schools Superintendent Phil Thornton says the administration is investigating.
School Committee OKs Elementary Consolidation, Year Delay to Implement
The Warwick School Committee voted 5-1 to approve the Consolidation Committee’s consolidation plan for Warwick elementary schools, but delay it a year as recommended by the panel and Mayor Scott Avedisian, over the protest of parents and teachers.
