Speaking at Open-mike parent, Ms. Kristin Powers presented her petition of 40 school yard parents signatures demanding something be done post haste about the elimination of snack time and the rush job of railroading kids through a shortened lunch period.
After Ms. Powers spoke Mayor Kennedy expressed her ignorance about this problem before the ITEM'S article and promised to put it on some yet to be named subcommittee agenda and they will look into it. This should not be happening. Score one for the parents.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE.....
The story does not end there. Since last year there was an exodus of 22 different employees from the HOOD SCHOOL and supposedly most of them due to the allegedly bullying style of the principal, GAYLE DUFOUR. I can't say she is a BULLY, I've never met the woman. She hasn't invited me down for coffee. But then again I walk pretty slow and nobody can run me through my paces.
Also, I hear she is a good friend of DR. LATHAM'S and you know what they say about birds of a feather. Are ducks considered birds if they are lame?
teachers are required to teach classes set hours each day and some schools rather than extend the end of the school day got rid of morning recess and cut lunch time. It was a union decision since extending day didn't give a raise. In the old days kids actually went home for lunch and had recess in the morning and afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what these parents are complaining about. There are other elementary schools in Lynn that have the same amount of time for lunch, whose students do very well academically, and don't have parents complaining because their child can't finish their Oreos.
ReplyDeleteEveryone was surprised that anyone had such short lunch periods.
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