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Parents tell Norwalk committees Silvermine dual‑language staffing fell short; ask for restored classes
Summary
A Silvermine parent told the joint meeting the school’s dual‑language model was not implemented as approved, with fourth and fifth grades cut from four classes to three and a Spanish teacher post left unfilled; the parent urged the BOE and city to fund four sections per grade and bilingual intervention services.
At the public‑comment portion of the joint Norwalk City and Board of Education finance meeting, Silvermine parent Angela Hidalgo described a multi‑year pattern of under‑resourcing in the school’s dual‑language program and asked officials to restore staffing and services the program’s model requires.
"Silvermine must be funded so that each grade has 4 classes…
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