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Parents, nurses and nonprofits press Salem committee on reconfiguration impacts; district honors two seniors
Summary
Public commenters urged delay or clearer planning for elementary reconfiguration, highlighted nursing and neurodivergent student needs, and Mental Makeover invited the committee to a Jan. 31 Polar Plunge; the superintendent presented certificates of academic excellence.
The meeting opened with a moment of silence for Karen Cleary, a Salem Public Schools food service worker who died Nov. 28. The superintendent then presented the annual superintendent's Certificate of Academic Excellence to Jay Thompson (New Liberty Innovation School) and Alexia Coleman (Salem High School), and principals and family members joined them for photos.
During public comment, Laurie Miranda, board president of local nonprofit Mental Makeover, described the group's…
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