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We are collecting news reports of the WHCIS building problems and school closure and the Somerville Public Schools and City of Somerville's response to the crisis. If you know about coverage not listed here, please let us know by emailing whcisbuildinginfo@gmail.com!

1. Somerville schools will have to hang on until ’26 before construction or major renovation work (Cambridge Day, 5/4/23)

2. No school Friday at Winter Hill Community School in Somerville after concrete falls from ceiling (WHDH-TV 7 News Boston, 6/1/23)

3. Shaken by fallen concrete, Somerville temporarily closes the Winter Hill Community School (WBUR Boston Public Radio, 6/2/23)

4. Somerville students, parents demand repairs after concrete falls at school (WBZ CBS News Boston, 6/2/23)

5. ‘We should not have a snow day in June’: Teachers, children, parents gather after falling concrete in Somerville school prompts canceled classes (WHDH-TV 7 News Boston, 6/2/23)

6. Falling concrete in a Somerville school stairwell is another shoe dropping for concerned parents (Cambridge Day, 6/2/23)*

7. Somerville Winter Hill School Closed After Concrete Falls On Stairwell (WBZ News Radio 1030, 6/2/23)

8. Somerville closes its Winter Hill school building, leaving temporary location and parents in doubt (Cambridge Day, 6/3/23)

9. PreK-8 school in Somerville shuts down for rest of year, raising questions about its future (WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston (ABC affiliate), 6/4/23)

10. Mass. school closed over structural concerns (WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston (ABC affiliate), 6/5/23)

11. Somerville School Closes After Concrete Falls, Parents Frustrated By Ongoing Problems (NBC 10 Boston, 6/4/23; updated 6/5/23)

12. No classes for most of this week at Somerville school after concrete falls (NBC 10 Boston, 6/5/23; updated after the mayor's press conference that morning)

13. Winter Hill School in Somerville closed for rest of year (WBZ CBS News Boston, 6/5/23, featuring mayor's press conference and community reaction)

14. Winter Hill School in Somerville shut down for rest of year after concrete falls inside (WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston (ABC affiliate), 6/5/23)

15. Winter Hill school resuming classes at temporary sites after fallen concrete prompts safety review (WBUR Boston Public Radio, 6/5/23)

16. Tufts Hosts Winter Hill School for Remainder of School Year (Tufts University press release, 6/5/23)

17. Students at Somerville elementary school to finish out year in alternative locations after concrete fell in stairwell (Boston Globe, 6/6/23) (PDF version)*

18. Winter Hill School in Somerville closes through end of academic year; students relocated (Boston.com, 6/6/23)

19. Somerville students to be released for summer break on time even after concrete crumbled and closed their school (Boston Herald, 6/6/23)

20. Tufts Provides a Temporary Home for a Somerville School (Tufts NOW, 6/8/23)

21. Winter Hill Community Innovation School – Can Its Reconstruction Planning be Accelerated? (Somerville Times, 6/14/23; op-ed)

22. Community members advocate for budget that reflects city’s most urgent needs (Somerville Times, 6/21)

23. Somerville’s Winter Hill School to remain closed through 2024 school year (Boston 25 News, 6/22)

24. Somerville school to remain closed next school year amid structural concerns (WHDH-TV 7 News Boston, 6/22)

25. Winter Hill School surveillance video shows concrete fall onto stairwell; school closed next year (Boston 25 News, 6/23) (school surveillance camera footage of concrete falling; best viewed with a desktop computer)

26. Winter Hill Closes, Spurs on School Dev Plans (Somerville Wire, 6/23)*

27. Somerville’s Winter Hill school closed next year, with community split between two new locations (Cambridge Day, 6/28)*

28. Final vote budget meeting fails to approve all residents demands (Somerville Times, 6/28)

29. Somerville school to remain closed next year due to rotting infrastructure (Boston Herald, 6/26)*

30. Winter Hill Parents Demand Community Innovation School Be Rebuilt in Place (Somerville Wire, 6/29)*

* Particularly in-depth coverage