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Parents and teachers urge Kanawha board to keep School Age Expectant Mothers program at Ben Franklin; board cites daycare and cost concerns
Summary
Parents, teachers and program staff asked the Kanawha County Board of Education on March 20 to keep the School Age Expectant Mothers program at Ben Franklin Career Center rather than move it to Capital High School.
Parents, teachers and students told the Kanawha County Board of Education on March 20 that relocating the School Age Expectant Mothers program away from Ben Franklin Career Center would reduce access to career training and childcare continuity for pregnant and parenting students.
Amanda Hager, one of two teachers in the School Age Expectant Mothers program, told the board she has worked in the program for 15 years and that students and families responded positively when staff were told in August 2024 the program would be placed at Ben Franklin. "We had excitement about…
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