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Parent urges Seaford School District to enroll son leaving charter amid facility issues
Summary
At the March 17 Seaford School District board meeting, a parent identified as Peterson asked the board to accept her son, Lonnie Peterson III, out of a Bates charter school she says is facing plumbing, heating and staffing problems that are harming his attendance and learning.
A parent identified in the meeting as Peterson asked the Seaford School District board on March 17 to enroll her son, Lonnie Peterson III, after two years at a charter school she said is failing him.
“At Bates you got plumbing issues, you have heating issues,” Peterson said, adding that teachers have quit and her son “cries every morning” and has missed many days. She said the charter required a one‑year contract and that district staff previously denied an earlier request to transfer him.
Peterson told the board her son is on an individualized education program (IEP) and that delays in receiving IEP reporting have affected his supports: “He's not learning there…he's texting me all throughout the day.” She asked the board to accept him into Seaford schools so he would not “fail seventh grade.”
Board members did not render a decision during the public comment period; the item was presented during the public participation segment and the board chair thanked the speaker and moved on to the agenda. The transcript contains no recorded board response or official enrollment action during the public portion of the meeting.
If the board later considers this request, any formal action or appeal would follow district enrollment procedures and any existing charter contract language; the transcript does not specify next steps, timelines or whether staff will follow up.
