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Parents urge board to preserve bilingual Pre‑K 3 at School 22
Summary
Multiple parents and bilingual‑education advocates told the Rochester Board of Education the bilingual Pre‑K 3 at School 22 is a community hub and critical early‑learning pathway; they asked the board to reverse the proposed removal in the preliminary budget.
Jerica Turner, a parent of two Rochester City School District students, told the board the bilingual Pre‑K 3 classroom at School 22 was “a second home” and that its removal would disrupt families who rely on its language access and proximity.
“I am speaking as an invested community member,” Turner said, describing how the bilingual Pre‑K changed her family’s plans and kept her children in the district. Other parents described the…
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