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Teacher, superintendent clash over move of expectant-mothers program; district says services will continue
Summary
A teacher criticized the district’s plan to move the expectant-mothers program from Chandler Academy to Capital High School and said the district is refusing free construction and daycare offers; Superintendent Dr. Chris Williams said students will retain access to Career & Technical sites and on-site daycare and disputed the teacher’s claims.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A teacher at Chandler Academy told the Kanawha County Board of Education on April 17 that the district changed plans to relocate the expectant-mothers program and has refused offers of free construction and daycare. Superintendent Dr. Chris Williams responded that students would retain access to vocational centers and that on-site services at Capital High School would meet students’ needs.
Amanda Hager, who identified herself as a teacher in the expectant-mothers program, said a meeting on Aug. 9, 2024 with Dr. George Allenbarger (the district staff member who showed classroom and daycare plans) included discussions of accommodations for students with attendance issues and options for Career & Technical Education. Hager said those plans changed shortly after she advocated for Chandler Academy students.
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