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Parents and educators urge delay and fuller plan for moving Halliburton Academy into Dron High School
Summary
Dozens of parents, teachers and residents told the Burke County school board the proposed relocation of Halliburton Academy to Dron High School is rushed, poorly communicated and risks harming vulnerable students; district staff cited budget pressures and student supports.
Dozens of parents, teachers and school staff urged the Burke County Board of Education on March 9 to slow a plan to relocate Halliburton Academy into Dron High School, saying the district rolled out the idea with insufficient communication and unanswered operational questions.
In roughly two hours of public comment, speakers raised concerns about safety, stigma, classroom capacity and the district’s outreach. "The first official discussion to our community by Burke County Public Schools was a Facebook post. A Facebook post is not leadership," said Becca Stevens, a parent. Trinity Lambert, a teacher and 2018 Dron High School graduate, said, "If we had the…
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