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AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Amherst schools are back in session and although an arbitration award ordered the district to reinstate counselor Delinda Dykes, she will not be in the building as she has been placed on administrative leave after the district filed a complaint to vacate the arbitration award.
An investigation was launched in 2023 when Dykes was accused of misgendering students and making inappropriate comments, leading to her termination and subsequent appeal.
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