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Parents and community members raise concerns about start time safety, library access and reading instruction
Summary
During public comment at the July 10 meeting, speakers urged changes to start times citing child safety, asked for expanded library access and criticized district reading instruction and promotion practices under a recent Indiana law.
Several community members used the public-comment period at the Gary Community School Corp. board meeting on July 10 to press the district on student safety, library access and reading instruction.
Mary Rides said a 15-minute change in morning schedule could place young children on dark streets and asked the district to expand supervised library hours and engage university…
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