Cook-Wissahickon parents, students protest looming 'leveling' changes
by thenotebook on Oct 25 2013 Posted in Latest news
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Parents and students protested changes coming changes at Cook-Wissahickon Elementary School in Roxborough on Friday morning.
by Aaron Moselle for NewsWorks
Cook-Wissahickon Elementary in Roxborough is implementing a split-grade classroom.
Fernando Gallard, a spokesperson with the Philadelphia School District, confirmed Friday that a pair of 5th-grade teachers was transferred as part of this year's "leveling" process, which is scheduled to wrap up Monday.
The move means the K-8 school will have a classroom that combines 3rd and 4th graders.
"It is purely driven by our financial situation. We don't have the money to be able to resource the school as we would like," said Gallard.
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