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Principal Zinni Leaving Willett for Thacher

Catherine Zinni will be replaced by Kate Campbell.

parents received a phone message Friday afternoon with a familiar theme from the 2011-12 school year. Principal Catherine Zinni is leaving, but unlike the others school chiefs who are departing, she will remain in the district. Zinni will become the principal at .

Willett's new principal will be Kate Campbell, who Zinni described in the message as having "years of experience in Attleboro schools."

Zinni has been the principal at Willett since 2008.

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"As a PTO president, I'm sure she will do amazing work there, but she will be greatly missed," wrote Willett PTO President Laurie Brasil in an email to Attleboro-Seekonk Patch. "She has been welcoming to new ideas, which has made for a fresh and fun school year. We are so grateful for all her support. Thacher is lucky to have her."

She continued, "As a parent, I'm mad. Since I have been a parent at Willett, Mrs. Zinni has been my fourth principal. Kids and families need consistency, we deserve it. Willett is not just a school, it's a family, and now we are losing the head of our family. To say I am frustrated is not even the half of it." 

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Thacher principal Elaine Sabra announced earlier this month that she was leaving for the same post in the Somerset school district, which is closer to her home.


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