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Parents, students urge board to keep Lakeville Online Academy amid proposed closure
Summary
Multiple parents, students and community members urged the Lakeville Public School District Board to preserve the Lakeville Online Academy (LOA) elementary program, saying the program meets families’ needs and criticizing the district’s outreach and cost justifications for closure.
Parents, students and other Lakeville residents used the board’s public comment period on Feb. 25 to urge the Lakeville Public School District School Board to keep the Lakeville Online Academy elementary program open.
Speakers said LOA provides a hybrid of public and homeschool benefits and urged the district to promote and invest in the program rather than close it amid budget pressures.
The comments came during the board’s 30-minute public comment block. Several parents described personal experiences with LOA and said their children are thriving academically and socially through the program’s blended online and in-person events.
Savannah Dee, a Lakeville Online Academy student, told the board: “I love my teachers and classmates. My amazing teachers, miss Saba and miss Kripke, are always there to help and teach me.” She said the LOA schedule and small-group support help her learn and that…
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