Posted at 7:07 p.m., Thursday, February 22, 2007
Noelani parents to appeal to keep sixth grade
Advertiser Staff
Noelani Elementary School parents are going to appeal directly to state Schools Superintendent Pat Hamamoto to keep sixth grade at the elementary level rather than move it to Stevenson Middle School next year, following a vote by the school's community council this afternoon to stick to its original plan to see the grade moved.Upset parents also plan to testify at the next Board of Education meeting March 1, taking their concerns directly to board members, said parent Melanie Ching.
About 60 or 70 parents, teachers and community members showed up this afternoon for a discussion in the school library centering around whether the children were too young to move to a middle school environment and some concerns that there hadn't been enough communication with parents regarding the whole scope of the issue.
