March 28, 2024

D-R High School Principal Resigns

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Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School Principal Gail DeCecco announced she is leaving her job, just a week after Amy Younger, the Principal of Dighton Middle School, tendered her resignation.

In a May 12 letter to Superintendent Bill Runey, DeCecco wrote she was resigning effective July 12.

“I have enjoyed working with the students, faculty, and staff at this school, and it is with mixed emotions that I submit my resignation. I want to express my gratitude to the School Committee, faculty, staff, students, and parents for their support and guidance during my tenure as an administrator at DRRHS. Their trust and confidence in my abilities have been greatly appreciated, and it has been a privilege to serve in this community.”

“It is a loss for our community as she has accomplished a great deal in just one year at the helm,” Runey told the Reporter. “She is leaving DR a better place than she found it.”

“After previous years of threats and violence directed at (the high school), (the students) felt safe this year with Mrs. DeCecco as their principal,” said a parent at the May 23 school committee meeting.

Runey said the position has been posted and the administration is in the process of assembling a Screening Committee.

“I am confident we can find someone willing to make a long-term commitment to the students, staff, and families by being a champion of all of the great things happening here while also displaying the strength to help us grow through our weaknesses,” Runey added.

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