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Students and parents say Synergy program failed learners; some forced into early graduation
Summary
Multiple students and parents testified that the Synergy alternative program and Build Your Own Grade curriculum left some students without adequate instruction, with at least one student saying he was "robbed of a senior year." Speakers urged the board to investigate Synergy's outcomes and to provide remediation.
Several current and former Synergy students and their parents used the public-comment period of the Jan. 8 Mineola Board of Education meeting to describe negative academic experiences tied to the Synergy program and to the district’s Build Your Own Grade (BYOG) curriculum.
Lucas Spiegle, who said he attended Synergy, described struggling with mental health and credited Synergy for some safety benefits but said the academic program…
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