SAU16/Exeter used to be one of the top districts in the state. People moved to the district so their kids could attend a school district with an excellent reputation.
The former Superintendent left a legacy that residents could be proud of, and parents outside the district wanted for their children. Parents continually post how they moved to SAU16 because of the stellar reputation that once existed.
Now I read how parents are removing their children from their SAU16 school because of the numerous problems that plague this district. That’s a tragedy especially given the amount of money spent by taxpayers.
It took Governor Sununu to force the reopening of schools within SAU16. While other schools throughout New Hampshire opened and were serving their students, David Ryan, Superintendent of Schools, couldn’t get the job done.
Instead, there was an effort to shuttle students to other organizations like the YMCA. Here are some examples of what parents in the district received:
How is it possible for these organizations to take children in during a pandemic but some schools in SAU 16 could not?
How is it possible for schools across New Hampshire to take children in during a pandemic but some schools in SAU 16 could not?
Parents begged and pleaded with board members and the Superintendent to reopen schools, only to have that fall on deaf ears.
Parents are not idiots — they saw what was going on in other schools. They saw that these organizations were taking in children but those running the schools couldn’t manage to do the same.
If you are wondering why parents are so frustrated, much of it began here: GRIEVANCES as expressed by parents in the district:
1) School Shut down (Rectified when the Governor ordered the district to reopen)
2) Critical Race Theory agenda
3) 2 Revolutions (not needed, masks poor academic performance, and also has a divisive agenda)
4) Ignored federal laws governing mental health assessments of students
5) Surveillance of students via Social Sentinel
6) Branding of students at the Prom
7) Denial of free speech to student who wore thin blue line flag
8) Mocking students religious views in class
9) $95,000.00 + benefits to a DEIJ Director BLM member and community organizer ( Political hire, not needed and not focused on academic excellence)
10) The hiring of Tonja Neve as Principal who has disparaged parents in her former school.
11) Possible conflict of interest by Board member Kimberly Meyer when she voted to shut down the school which funneled students and money to the YMCA where she serves as CEO.
12) Political bias in the classroom.
13) BrainPop (another vendor pushing CRT)
14) Lack of transparency
15) Lower rankings
