Claremont acquires bank loan amid budget crisis; judge blocks DEI ban

The Claremont School Board has authorized a bank loan that will cover some daily expenses as the district faces a $1 to $5 million deficit. Meanwhile another New Hampshire town, Pittsfield, is also facing a budget shortfall of over a million dollars And a federal judge temporarily blocked a state law that would cut funding for schools that pursue diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The decision pushes off a deadline the Department of Education set for when schools need to report if they’ve had any contracts or policies involving DEI. We discuss these stories and more on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap with Concord Monitor reporters Jeremy Margolis and Sruthi Gopalakrishnan.