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Parents of Friendship Aspire Academy tell school board kindergarten lacked permanent teacher, urge inspections and staffing fixes
Summary
Two parents told the Prince George's County Board of Education that Friendship Aspire STEM Academy opened the school year with an unstaffed kindergarten classroom, overcrowding and inexperienced teachers and asked the Office of Public Charter Schools, the Charter Foundation Board and PGCPS to inspect and intervene.
Two parents of students at Friendship Aspire STEM Academy told the Prince George's County Board of Education on Sept. 18 that the school opened the year with a permanent teacher vacancy in one kindergarten classroom and with larger-than-promised class sizes, leaving families concerned about instruction.
Rachel Oni, identified as a Friendship Aspire parent, told the board her child’s kindergarten class has not had a permanent teacher since the school year began Aug. 26 and that families had “not had consistent communication” from the school. “When I ask him what he's learning, the answers are, 'I'm watching Bluey,' 'I learned about…
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