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Public commenters urge council to address school dysfunction, staffing for animal control, street lighting and housing
Summary
Multiple residents and community representatives urged Lynchburg City Council to take action on school governance and student safety, boosted animal control staffing, neighborhood street lighting and more public housing and shelter capacity.
Multiple residents and organizational representatives used the Feb. 18 public‑comment period to press Lynchburg City Council on a range of issues including recent school board conduct, student safety, animal control staffing, street lights in Ward 2 and the need for more shelter and housing options.
Catherine Bragg, assistant principal at Sandusky Middle School, told council that recent Standards of Learning (SOL) scores and accreditation data circulating on social media "is not the data that we are proud of," and urged the council and school board to collaborate on systemic changes. Bragg referenced student deaths and said, quoting a line from the musical Wicked, "I don't want it and I can't want it anymore," urging the council to stop accepting limits and to prioritize coordinated, long‑term…
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