By Aaron Parseghian, WBZ-TV
A vocational high school in Billerica, Massachusetts may be ending its successful auto body collision repair program.
The program at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, which serves students from Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Tewksbury and Wilmington, could be eliminated as part of a plan for a new building that prioritizes other fields.
Superintendent Tony McIntosh said the school recently completed a Chapter 74 Program Viability Study that assessed enrollment and student interest.
Future of auto body at Shawsheen Tech
"Based on the study's findings, we are recommending to the School Committee that Auto Body (Auto-Collision) not be included in our future building program," McIntosh said in a statement. "Enrollment in that area has declined in recent