Boston Public Schools Superintendent William J. Leary

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 4: Boston Public Schools superintendent William J. Leary, second from left, stands with, from left, School Committee attorney John Mirick, South Boston High headmaster William Reid and Boston Teachers Union president John Doherty after meeting with them in his office on Beacon Street in Boston on Jan. 4, 1975. Leary ordered the troubled South Boston High School complex reopened. The high schools in South Boston and Roxbury had been closed for several weeks following the stabbing of an 18-year-old student. (Photo by Tom Landers/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)