After wasting thousands of taxpayer dollars, one Massachusetts school finally turns off its lights — left on for over a year

• A Massachusetts school finally can turn off its lights, which have been on since August 2021 due to a technical glitch.
• The company replacing the system received the equipment and began fixing the problem this week, NBC Boston reported.  
• "We are very much aware this is costing taxpayers a significant amount of money," a school official told NBC.

A high school in Massachusetts that cost taxpayers thousands because it couldn't turn off its lights for a year and a half is finally going dark.