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Parent Jennifer Yamamoto urges board to address communication, immersion and discipline problems at Blythe Academy
Summary
At the April 23 Greenville County Schools board meeting, parent Jennifer Yamamoto told trustees the Blythe Academy Spanish-immersion program lacks clear communication, mishandles student placements and discipline, and has left parents without reliable advocacy for months.
Jennifer Yamamoto, a parent of two children in the Blythe Academy Spanish program, told the Greenville County Schools board on April 23 that the school’s administration has been "lacking in communication, immersion understanding, and child discipline." She said school leadership has created an "insider/outsider" culture by providing parents only the information it chooses to share and by circulating inconsistent information about School Improvement Council (SIC) meeting times.
"False meeting times have been put out to parents along with admin telling parents that these are closed meetings," Yamamoto said, adding…
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