Parents and teachers oppose leasing DeMacy classrooms to Yale; board approves finance items except one

At a board meeting of the Evesham Township School District, parents, teachers and a student urged the Board of Education to reject a proposed lease that would place students from Yale in classrooms at DeMacy Elementary, saying the plan would displace existing fourth- and fifth-grade classes into smaller, windowless rooms and force teachers to work “on a cart.”

The objections focused on classroom space, loss of pod-based learning for older elementary students and a lack of consultation with DeMacy teachers and families. Public commenters also noted the lease in the meeting minutes was listed as “pending final legal approval.” Ms. Gifford told the board she had heard from Yale’s attorneys with final suggested changes mid‑afternoon, but parents said they had not been consulted about the new placement plan.

Why it matters: Parents said…