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Plymouth parent urges Wyoming Valley West SD to fix yearlong elevator outages, address sidewalk parking that blocks wheelchair access
Summary
At the June 4 Wyoming Valley West School District meeting, a parent said an elevator serving students has been out repeatedly for more than a year and asked the district to clarify the parts order and address parking that blocks curb cuts used by students in wheelchairs. District leaders said they would follow up with facilities staff.
James Kovich, a parent from Plymouth, told the Wyoming Valley West School District board at its June 4 meeting that a high-school elevator used by his son has been repeatedly out of service and that promised replacement parts have not arrived. "I was wondering now that it's June, 13 months later, if the elevator parts have arrived," Kovich said during public comment, adding the elevator "has gone down at least 6 times since December."
The issue, Kovich said, began more than a year ago when he first raised it with district officials and that an email he received showed an order confirmation for parts on Oct. 22. He said his son…
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