The Minneapolis Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2002 at the Banneker School Auditiorium, 3320 Elliot Avenue South, to hear public comment on the proposed "fresh start"/closing of the Benjamin Banneker Community School at the end of the 2001-2002 school year.
I think it is horrendous that this is happening so quickly without time for real parent input from those involved and without looking at alternatives. As many problems as Banneker has, many of the parents want to keep it open as an elementary program. Some of this probably relates to their ability to walk there for conferences or when their kids miss the bus, other reasons probably have to do with keeping their kids in the community where they know other parents. But the main issue is how the decision gets made. Why does the school board feel they have the right to just impose a closing on this community without their input? Diane Wiley, Powderhorn, Seward parent _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
