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Excel Academy staff and families raise security, space and transportation concerns over Mount Zion relocation
Summary
Excel Academy staff told the board that Mount Zion’s temporary site is cramped, lacks locking doors and secure storage, and forces students into virtual instruction; the superintendent said the district keeps the site to retain funding and estimated $720,000 in state funding savings by maintaining in‑district placements.
Staff representing the Excel Academy addressed the Bedford Board on Dec. 18, outlining multiple concerns with the program’s temporary location at Mount Zion.
Miss Myers said Excel was given six classrooms for nine teachers and support staff, creating crowded classrooms and shared office space that provides no privacy for counseling or nursing needs. She said classrooms lack locking doors and classroom keys, making a lockdown “impossible” and leaving staff to move…
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