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Community speaker accuses district of abrupt switch in before- and after‑school provider
Summary
A community member told the Mehlville R-IX Board of Education the district stopped contracting a long‑time nonprofit for before- and after‑school care and replaced it with a for‑profit provider they say has troubling compliance and review records; the board listened and did not take formal action at the Nov. 20 meeting.
An unidentified community speaker used the board’s allotted public‑comment time to criticize the district’s recent change in before‑and after‑school care providers, saying the district ended a 30‑year relationship with a nonprofit and hired a new, for‑profit operator without meaningful parent consultation.
The speaker alleged the new provider was purchased in 2023 by a Canadian private‑equity firm, has national negative reviews and, according to the speaker, carries open child‑care compliance issues in other states. “Imagine the review from 2025 reading, ‘this program is the most unorganized program,’”…
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