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Further action on the proposed Boston University takeover of the troubled Chelsea school district has been stalled by disagreement over liability problems, university and city officials said this week...
...dispute turns on whether the school board or the university would take responsibility for legal action against the Chelsea schools...
Both sides say the so-called "indemnification" question is the last major issue that needs to be ironed out before the Chelsea School Committee can examine a finalized version of the plan. The decade-long arrangement would establish BU as the administrator of the school system, known for its high dropout rates and low test scores. After local approval, the plan would require ratification by the state legislature and the governor...
...Both sides have interests to protect--Chelsea doesn't want to put the city into debt and we don't want to open ourselves to suits," Greer said. "They want the project but they also have to protect the city. They've been good negotiations--Chelsea's lawyer doesn't want to just fold without getting all it can for the city...
...President John R. Silber has called Chelsea "an ideal laboratory for a University experiment...