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Parents urge schedule, childcare and staffing priorities; community member questions tennis‑court spending
Summary
At public comment April 19, 2025, parents urged the Newberry County Board to consider working parents when setting the school calendar, questioned graduation timing and asked the district to help students find summer jobs. A community member raised budget concerns about proposed tennis courts.
Two community members used the board’s public forum April 19, 2025, to raise concerns about the school calendar, childcare costs, graduation timing, student work opportunities and proposed athletics spending.
Tyler Johnson, a parent of two elementary students at Calmeria Garvey, urged the board to consider the challenges working parents face with the district’s modified calendar and added breaks, saying childcare is…
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