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The Rundown with Carrie Saldo

UMass arrests, racist bullying, hospital safety reports

By Carrie Saldo
Published May 10, 2024 at 11:31 AM EDT
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The Rundown host Carrie Saldo is with Aprell May Munford, reporter at The Republican; Luke Ruud, editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian; and NEPM reporter Karen Brown.
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The Rundown host Carrie Saldo is with Aprell May Munford, reporter at The Republican; Luke Ruud, editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian; and NEPM reporter Karen Brown.
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Protesters on the lawn of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on May 7, 2024.
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Protesters on the lawn of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on May 7, 2024.
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Southwick Regional School educates students from the towns of Southwick, Tolland, and Granville.
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Southwick Regional School educates students from the towns of Southwick, Tolland, and Granville.
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Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss two different administrative responses to Palestinian solidarity demonstrations at UMass Amherst and Williams College. We dig into the aftermath of a police crackdown that led to reports of brutality and more than 130 arrests of community members, UMass students and faculty members.

And, we return to the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional school district where instances of racist bullying have made a lasting impact. What have the district leaders done to address a racially hostile school environment? According to a new federal civil rights complaint, not enough.

Plus, Leapfrog Group report cards for western Massachusetts hospitals are mixed. Which hospitals improved and which didn’t? We get into what factors can lead to declining safety ratings.

This week’s panel includes Aprell May Munford, reporter at The Republican; Luke Ruud, editor-in-chief of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian; and NEPM reporter Karen Brown.

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Carrie Saldo is a host and producer for New England Public Media.
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