WARWICK, R.I. -- Warwick school officials are disciplining the handful of students who posted malicious comments about state education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist.
Several students called Gist names on Twitter following a story in the Journal in which about 35 adults took a portion of the New England Common Assessment or NECAP, deeming it very difficult. Several questioned if should be linked to high school graduation.
Warwick Supt. Richard D'Agostino said two or three students will receive a brief suspension because they tweeted during the school day and violated the student code of conduct.
Two or three other students tweeted after school hours, he said. Their parents have been called and those parents will decide whether a punishment is necessary, D'Agostino said.