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Pinellas board details plan to relocate deaf and hard-of-hearing program as community presses for continuity
Summary
The Pinellas County School Board outlined a phased relocation of the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) program from Cross Bayou Elementary to Walsingham Oaks K–8 as part of a broader school consolidation plan; the move drew emotional public comment and requests for staff continuity and careful transition planning.
The Pinellas County School Board on Jan. 27 described a phased plan to relocate the district’s deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) program from Cross Bayou Elementary to Walsingham Oaks K–8, drawing sustained public comment from families, former students and advocates who urged assurances that services and staff will move with the program.
“We are not closing the DHH program,” said a student who identified herself as Sabila during public comment: “The DHH program is being relocated to a newer and better school so it continued to serve students in the best way possible.” Sabila added that while the building will be missed, program staff, language models and community are the core of its value.
Superintendent Kevin Hendrick told the board the…
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