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Parent and activist push no-idling signs and praise Virtual Academy at Lemon Grove board meeting
Summary
During public comment Cleaner for Kids offered free no-idling signs and urged a district resolution to limit idling at school drop-off; a parent credited the Virtual Academy with strong academic progress for her autistic son and asked the district to agendize program supports.
Two public commenters addressed the Lemon Grove Governing Board on Feb. 8, urging action on vehicle idling and asking that the Virtual Academy remain an option for students with special needs.
Sydney Makaela Pitcher, speaking for Cleaner for Kids, said the group is campaigning to stop idling on school campuses and offered to provide metal no-idling signs at no cost to the district. Pitcher argued that idling harms children’s health and cited figures for emissions and fuel waste to support the request. She asked the district to allow student artwork to be used on signage and to place the matter on a future agenda; the board listed a future agenda resolution to support No Idling at Schools.
Parent Tanya Harris told trustees that her son, who attends the district’s Virtual Academy and is autistic, has improved academically while learning online, including earning awards and advancing two grade levels in reading. Harris asked the district to make sure Virtual Academy students have resources such as a dedicated library and that the program be agendized so families know it will continue next year.
Board members recorded the future agenda item for a No Idling resolution and approved routine business later in the meeting. The public comments were recorded during the hearing’s public-comment period.
