Braintree High Ditching Gendered Graduation Gowns: Patch PM

Braintree MA

27 January, 2021

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BRAINTREE, MA — It's Wednesday, January 27. Here's what you should know this afternoon: Braintree Public Schools will end the practice of having boys where blue gowns and girls wear white gowns at graduation to be more inclusive for transgender and non-binary students.Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is asking to be taken off of the Hall of Fame ballot after missing induction by just 16 votes. U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton is frustrated with the state's vaccination program. Scroll down for those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Wednesday's Top StoryIn an effort to be more inclusive to transgender and non-binary students, Braintree High School has ditched using different colors by gender for graduation ceremonies and will instead have all students wear the same color. Beginning with the 2021 commencement, all graduating seniors will wear blue caps and gowns with white accents, following a 6-1 vote from the school committee Monday night. School Committee vice Chair Cyril Chafe was the lone member to vote against the change. The previous tradition for Braintree High School commencement ceremonies was that boys would wear blue gowns and girls would wear white. But Jim Lee, the assistant superintendent, said conversations about ditching the gendered colors have been ongoing for a number of years. Read the full story. Today's Other Top Stories In Massachusetts No thrill for Schill: Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he is "mentally done" with his push to be enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame and is asking to be taken off of future ballots. Schilling, who claims he is being denied a spot in Cooperstown because of his conservative political views and post-career controversies, was the top vote getter in this year's polling of baseball writers, but still fell 16 votes short. Moulton tells veterans to skip state's vaccine line: Rep. Seth Moulton voiced frustration with the state's distribution of the coronavirus vaccine and told veterans to consider enrolling with the VA to get the treatment quicker. "The coronavirus vaccine is the most precious commodity on the planet, but it is useless unless it is in people's arms," Moulton said in a statement. "Too many doses in our state are sitting in freezers. Latest On The Coronavirus PandemicMerrimack College To Pay $1k/Week For North Andover Nurses Brookline Drops Ban On Athletics, Citing Hopeful Covid Trends Coronavirus Vaccine Delays Coming On Cape Cod For SeniorsBy The Numbers $14 million: That's how much the city of Worcester will borrow following a city council vote to cover cost overruns at Polar Park, the new home of the Worcester Red Sox. The team, which is the AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will repay the loan. The Worcester Red Sox are scheduled to begin play this season after decades in Pawtucket, RI. In Case You Missed It Satanic Temple Sues City Of Boston Over Chance To Lead Prayer Braintree Schools Expanding Live Classes Next WeekTeachers Blast Updates To Massachusetts Vaccination Plan Boston Marathon Officials Set Date For 2021 Marathon