Deerfield Elementary Overcrowded, Parents Say
The school's PTO voiced concerns of the overcrowded focusing on kindergarten.
More than 50 Deerfield parents filled the new middle school auditorium to discuss concerns over an overcrowded elementary school at Monday's Millburn Board of Education meeting. The Deerfield Parent-Teacher Organization told the board it has concerns with the safety and socialization of students because of an increase in the number of students now attending the school. Deerfield has added 33 students this year, according to Lauren Hollender, co-president of the Deerfield PTO. Currently, there are five kindergarten classes and four are over limit of district guideline of 20 students per class. "Our class size keeps getting bigger, we are growing and we continue to grow," Hollender said. "Our common space areas, such as our gym, …
JKH
9:53 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Apple Cider, or whatever your name is this week.......... ........"People knew little to nothing about the issues......they voted based on whose name, blah blah blah" How do you know? What, did you go around taking the temperature of all the voters? Exit poll? Oh. wait, your opinion based on what? Your own personal feelings about Eric Siegel? Hmm. Eric Siegel summoned almost five thousand votes. … more ›