Head Start reopens two years after fire; program reports 163 children in 17 classrooms
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
Vernon Thompson reported the Head Start building that burned two years ago is operational again; on its first day the program enrolled 163 children across 17 classrooms.
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Vernon Thompson, Head Start director, told the council that Head Start began classes and enrollment for the term and celebrated the program’s recovery since a fire two years earlier.
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