Paraprofessionals provide crucial support to children in the Amherst Public Schools, and their efforts eased the struggles of remote learning (and then classroom re-adjustment) for many children. We support a living wage for the district’s paraprofessionals, and believe their services will be more critical than ever in coming months, when children will return to school with a much wider range of academic and social needs than usual.
PROGRESSIVE COALITION OF AMHERST 