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Parents raise concern after pre‑K specials reduced; district says additional class and scheduling caused temporary changes
Summary
Parents said pre‑K lost weekly library, gym and music; district said it added a class and is working with principals to restore specials when schedules allow.
Parents at Thursday’s Locust Valley Board of Education meeting complained that the district’s expanded pre‑K program is not providing the same “specials” — library, gym and music — that families expected, and district leaders said schedule changes tied to adding a pre‑K section temporarily affected availability.
Parent Vanessa Hammer said she learned by email that the preschool library trip, gym and music had been removed and that her child now leaves the…
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