Editing Brockton, Massachusetts (section)

===Public schools===

Brockton operates its own school system for the city's approximately 17,000 students. There is an early education school (Barrett Russell), ten elementary schools (Angelo, Arnone, Baker, Brookfield, Downey, George, Gilmore, Hancock, John F. Kennedy and Raymond), the Davis K–8 school, six middle/junior high schools (North, East, West, South, Ashfield and the Plouffe Academy), [[Brockton High School]] and four alternative schools (Huntington, Edison, Champion and B.B. Russell). Brockton High School's athletics teams are called the Boxers (after the city's undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, [[Rocky Marciano]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/athlete/rocky-marciano|title=Rocky Marciano Biography|website=Biography|date=23 July 2020 }}</ref>). In February 2024, Brockton High School entered the national spotlight following four district committee members requesting National Guard assistance via letter to the state’s Governor to deal with increasing levels of violence between students and security staffing shortages at the school, a request opposed by the Mayor of Brockton at the time.[https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/news/brockton-national-guard-school-safety-proposal/]