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Following a peaceful demonstration outside Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School Friday, students and community members gathered at Buttonwood Park Saturday morning for a community rally demanding change and accountability at the north end school.

The father of an outspoken student at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech is let go from his position at the school. According to the Standard Times, guidance counselor Jimmy Owens was escorted out of the building Tuesday morning. In a statement, Superintendent James O'Brien indicated Owens' dismissal came after a job evaluation where he failed to meet certain requirements...