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Jackson Township pauses common lunch and tables mental-health grant for proposed flexible learning academy after public outcry
Summary
Superintendent Permeli described a grant-funded pilot "Flexible Learning Academy" to support students with chronic behavior and absenteeism; parents, students and residents said the pause of common lunch and use of mental-health funds for a small pilot unfairly penalized the larger student body. The board voted to table the grant allocation pending further information from the state.
Superintendent Permeli and district staff presented an early draft of a Flexible Learning Academy — an after‑school, short‑term, tier‑3 intervention aimed at students struggling with chronic discipline, substance-related incidents, tardiness and absenteeism. Dr. Galeski, assistant superintendent, described a pilot of two in-person classrooms running roughly 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with transportation, counseling, a coordinator, nurse and security, paid initially through a newly awarded mental-health grant.
The superintendent framed the change as a response to a troubling shift in high‑school culture and student…
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