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Parents, teacher urge Pasco board to reverse or mitigate classroom closures and address life-skills transportation and air-conditioning concerns
Summary
During public comment, a Longfellow teacher/parent and a parent of a life-skills student described disruption from classroom closures and ongoing transportation and air-conditioning problems on buses and in buildings; they asked the board to prioritize student stability and safety.
During the meeting's public-comment period, Bridal Martinez, a Longfellow teacher and parent, asked the board to reconsider classroom closures and to provide "real, sustainable solutions that protect our students from continued disruption." Martinez said closures remove stability and the relationships that students rely on: "For many children, the school is the most stable and consistent part of their daily lives."
Nicholas Cooper, the father of a Pasco life-skills…
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