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Parent urges Lewisburg Area SD to overhaul field‑trip safety after autistic student entered open water
Summary
A parent identified only as Amy told the board a student from an autistic support classroom eloped during a field trip and entered open water after staff diverted the group to a local park without explicit parent permission; she asked the board to strengthen supervision, communication and emergency procedures.
Amy, a parent who identified herself during public comment, told the Lewisburg Area School District board she was speaking after a field trip she said had a planned destination of PlayWorld but instead went to a local park with open water.
"My child cannot swim, and he has significant communication limitations," Amy said. She said staff did not have parent permission to be at the park, her child…
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