Greater Nashua
Parents defend Mt. Pleasant and New Searles
NASHUA - Before the Board of Education votes on possible school closures, parents went before the board on Oct. 28 to defend Mount Pleasant and New Searles elementary schools. During the public hearing, Jenna Smith, who has four daughters at New Searles, said the school’s renovations were not included in the presentation that the district and Harriman Architects made to the Board of Aldermen earlier this year. “How are we to trust a presentation with flawed information?” she asked. Smith also said more students than expected joined New Searles in August. That prompted the need for a new kindergarten teacher just days before school started. “We are living with high kindergarten class sizes,” she said. In addition, Smith said the Aldermen bonded approximately $90 million during the past two weeks. However, none of that money will be used for education. In addition, ...
