Parents in Nashua, New Hampshire, are pushing for their kids to be in school for more than two half-days per week, and comments allegedly made by a board of.
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In Nashua, more than 1,000 parents have joined Nashua Parent Voice in response to the school board keeping classrooms closed since last March. (NH Journal)
NASHUA, NH They blame Gov. Chris Sununu for not giving them vaccines the state doesn t have. They attack parents who are pushing to reopen the classrooms. And they continue to deny the overwhelming weight of science and data showing classroom education is safe.
President-elect Joe Biden may be trying to inspire a new era of unity, but New Hampshire s teachers unions have not gotten the message.
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In Nashua, more than 1,000 parents have joined Nashua Parent Voice in response to the school board keeping classrooms closed since last March. After months of frustration with elected officials, parents are now fighting back, preparing a recall effort to remove the most pro-teachers union members from the board.
Some parents express frustration after Nashua School District decides to remain remote Share Updated: 10:40 PM EST Jan 14, 2021 Share Updated: 10:40 PM EST Jan 14, 2021
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Show Transcript AND AS MONICA HERNANDEZ REPORTS, SOME FRUSTRATED PARENTS BELIEVE THAT S DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. ALICIA HOUSTON 8:54- :858 I FEEL HELPLESS FOR ALICIA HOUSTON, IT S HARD NOT TO GET EMOTIONAL. WHEN IT COMES TO HER CHILDREN S EDUCATION. 1:24 I HAVE ONE CHILD WITH A 504 AND ANOTHER WITH AN IEP 1:29 HER KIDS ARE 6TH AND 10TH GRADERS THE NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT - WHICH HAS BEEN REMOTE SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN - NEARLY A YEAR AGO. 4:06 IT S BEEN HARD, TO PUT MILDLY. 4:09 THE NASHUA SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTED THIS WEEK TO STAY REMOTE UNTIL THE CITY MEETS TWO OF THREE METRICS - INVOLVING TEST POSITIVITY RATE, NEW CASES, AND NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS- FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. 9:10 THIS DECISION WAS MADE BASED ON INFO PROVIDED BY THE NASHUA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT