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Parents, grandparents urge district to restore full elementary day and librarians
Summary
Multiple parents and grandparents told the Moses Lake School District board that cuts to elementary instruction and library services are harming students and asked the board and superintendent to restore full days, librarians and book checkout.
Several parents and grandparents told the Moses Lake School District Board of Directors on Oct. 2 that recent cuts to elementary schedules and library services are harming students and should be restored.
Shannon Hyer, a parent of three who said her children attend district elementary schools, told the board, “These kids are more than a number on a spreadsheet or a or a statistic on a graph. They are our community's future doctors, lawyers, farmers, teachers, business owners.” Hyer said Groff students are “losing an additional hour every day of instruction time” because of altered arrival and dismissal logistics and asked the board to “restore the full elementary programs.”
Larry Liedebauer, a grandparent and former teacher who said…
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