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Public commenters urge charter options, flag cafeteria concerns and student start‑time survey
Summary
At the June 3 board meeting, parents and employees urged the board to consider a public charter school to better serve students with IEPs, cafeteria staff described poor meal quality and alleged workplace bullying, and a high‑school student presented survey results backing later start times.
Public comment at the Queen Anne's County Board of Education’s June 3 meeting covered three community concerns: a parent urged the board to authorize a public charter school option for students with special needs; a cafeteria lead alleged hostile working conditions under a coordinator and warned of potential staff departures; and a Kent Island High School student presented capstone survey results supporting later high‑school start times.
Valerie Maglio, a parent from Harborview, said a public charter school that operates within the public system could better accommodate her son’s IEP and be held accountable through the board’s authorizing role. "Because the proposed charter school would be in a public school, I am confident that it would work with his IEP," Maglio said. The board acknowledged the comment but did not take action.
Angela Short, a district cafeteria lead who said she also works for Queen Anne's County Public Schools, criticized the quality of newly delivered prepackaged meals and said cafeteria staff have been subjected to a hostile work environment by a coordinator named Julie. Short said staff have sent emails and requests and asked the board and superintendent to intervene. The chair directed personnel matters to the superintendent’s office; Short said she had already raised the issue with the superintendent and felt ignored.
Student Cassandra Krug presented results from a school poll (90 respondents) indicating 78% of students favored starting high school about an hour later; she cited recent start‑time changes in Anne Arundel and Howard counties as evidence of potential academic improvements. Trustees thanked the speakers and noted the board would take comments under advisement; no immediate policy changes or votes occurred during public comment.
