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Students and families urge Red Clay to slow McCain Innovation Center plan, citing transparency and special‑education concerns
Summary
Dozens of public commenters — including a McCain student, alumni, staff and parents — urged the Red Clay board to pause the Thomas McCain Innovation Center plan, raise red flags about communications and transportation, and ask for clearer timelines; the superintendent said a dedicated web page would go live to share details.
Dozens of students, parents, alumni and staff urged the Red Clay Consolidated School District board on Dec. 17 to slow or pause plans to repurpose Thomas McCain as an innovation center, saying families and staff lack clear information and expressing concern about impacts on students with disabilities.
Ryan, a junior at McCain High School and junior class president, told the board he feared the change would strip current and future students of a high-school identity and traditions. "Closing McCain as a high school sends the message to our students and our families and our community that our history is disposable," he said.
Morgan Dukes, a McCain alumnus, current staff member and Red Clay community member, told the board McCain serves 40% of the district's comprehensive high-school students and 44% of the district's special-education population and said…
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