Quincy Public Schools is a school district

School district

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 that manages schools in Quincy

Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, USA

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. The superintendent is Richard DeCristofaro.

History

The Quincy Public Schools first superintendent was Francis W. Parker. F. W. Parker Elementary School was named after him.

Starting on June 8, 2007, the teacher

Teacher

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s of the Quincy Public Schools began to strike

Strike action

Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...

 because of pay cuts and health benefit cuts. The strike ended after nearly a week of deadlock, when the courts ruled the strike to be illegal. The teachers were told by court officials that they would be fined $150,000 dollars per day if they didn't stop immediately. They stopped, but not without making their complaints heard. The strike caused the final day of school to be delayed, postponing graduation ceremonies and various other events.

Elementary schools

• Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center
• Atherton Hough Elementary School
• Beechwood Knoll Elementary School
• Bernazzani Elementary School
• Lincoln-Hancock Elementary School
• Clifford Marshall Elementary School
• Merrymount Elementary School
• Montclair Elementary School
• Parker Elementary School
• Snug Harbor Elementary School
• Squantum Elementary School
• Wollaston Elementary School

Middle schools

• Atlantic Middle School
• Broad Meadows Middle School
• Central Middle School
• Point Webster Middle School
• Sterling Middle School

High schools

• Quincy High School
• North Quincy High School
  North Quincy High School
  North Quincy High School is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. The school's mascot is known as the Red Raiders, and their school colors are Red & Black.-History:...