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Parent asks Seaford board to review gifted program and late absence notifications
Summary
A Seaford parent told the board she received an absence text nearly three hours into the school day and asked whether the district’s one 45‑minute weekly gifted pull‑out meets state guidance; the board agreed to follow up with staff.
Jennifer Gaswaters, a parent of two Seaford School District students, told the board on Feb. 17 she received a text at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 11 saying her middle‑school child was absent despite being expected on the bus. She asked the district to clarify its policy on timely notification of student absences and to explain why the message arrived almost three hours into the school day.
Gaswaters also questioned the structure and sufficiency of the district’s…
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