Parent urges Decatur SD 61 to adopt a written process for removing magnet status
A Decatur parent told the school board her child lost magnet status without written notice or a clear appeal process and asked the board to adopt transparent criteria and a path to probation rather than immediate removal.
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Tiara Gaines, a Decatur parent with children enrolled at Dansby, told the Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education during public comment that her daughter lost her magnet seat after a first offense and that the family received no timely written notice or explanation.
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