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Abbott Elementary community urges board to restore principal, calls for staffing fixes after student safety incident
Summary
Parents, PTO leaders and community members asked the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board to prioritize staffing and a prompt root‑cause review rather than dismissing Abbott Elementary principal Pam Cica after a recent incident in which a student was left unattended in the office. Speakers urged more office staff, paraprofessionals and a district‑wide review of procedures.
Several members of the Abbott Elementary community told the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board on Feb. 27 that the school’s principal, Pam Cica, should not be removed after an incident in which a child was left unattended in the school office.
Anne Drake, introduced during public comment, said her family’s long experience with Abbott shows the school is “open, accepting, and most importantly, a safe place for our children.” Drake called the episode “an anomaly” and urged corrective actions that do not include dismissing the principal, saying removal would “negatively impact this wonderful school…
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