Sisters in Lexington School System

[0:00] ..." This is Carl Stephenson Lexington Jordan and Kendall brown a fifth grader and seventh grader in Lexington lost their mother in a house fire last month. They're living with their dead in Belmont but he and the children. Believe it would be best for the girls to finish the year in Lexington at first they didn't think that could happen legally because Lexington is not the school choice community. But Lexington superintendent Paul asked tells me. They've found a legal way to make it happen."...

[0:27] ..." On Tuesday I'll be making a recommendation to Lexington school committee. That they allow. Two children here who lost their mother tragically in a fire to be able to finish the school earlier in the Lexington schools. In the way that has to work according to Massachusetts law is that the school committee electing him would allow the children to finish the year without tuition. Subject to the approval of the Belmont school committee. This morning I spoke with the superintendent in Belmont she said she has no doubt that of course the school committee in Belmont would be happy to approve. Our request to allow children to complete the school year. Through June 30. Videos and so then"...

[1:59] ..." children continue to go to school there in school right now in Lexington. We're operating on the assumption that everybody is going to make this thing happens we don't have to -- for children."...

[0:00]" This is Carl Stephenson Lexington Jordan and Kendall brown a fifth grader and seventh grader in Lexington lost their mother in a house fire last month. They're living with their dead in Belmont but he and the children. Believe it would be best for the girls to finish the year in Lexington at first they didn't think that could happen legally because Lexington is not the school choice community. But Lexington superintendent Paul asked tells me. They've found a legal way to make it happen."

[0:27]" On Tuesday I'll be making a recommendation to Lexington school committee. That they allow. Two children here who lost their mother tragically in a fire to be able to finish the school earlier in the Lexington schools. In the way that has to work according to Massachusetts law is that the school committee electing him would allow the children to finish the year without tuition. Subject to the approval of the Belmont school committee. This morning I spoke with the superintendent in Belmont she said she has no doubt that of course the school committee in Belmont would be happy to approve. Our request to allow children to complete the school year. Through June 30. Videos and so then you're through the father predicted her home port it is for the children who finishers who you're -- Medals -- very important to the father and the children that teachers and I universally make this recommendation along with the principal. This is a tough tough situation as you can imagine for any any children to lose a parent. As educators we know that this is absolutely in the interest of the children to be able to complete the school year and to have the children now have to go to another community in light of what we're just recently happened would be tragic to good news is. That we found a legal way to have children finish the school year here. I'm now going to go through the the steps to make that happen."

[1:57]" By agreement of of everyone to children continue to go to school there in school right now in Lexington. We're operating on the assumption that everybody is going to make this thing happens we don't have to -- for children."