Belchertown eyes demolition at former state school
Belchertown officials are considering the demolition of a former state school that closed in 1992 following a federal lawsuit regarding human rights abuses.
The school closed in 1992 after years of reported human rights abuses culminating in the landmark 1972 federal class action lawsuit against the state, in the case of Ricci vs. Greenblatt.
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