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Council Member Stevens criticizes the Summer Rising program
2:33:06
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Council Member Althea V. Stevens opens the discussion by expressing her dissatisfaction with the Summer Rising program. She highlights the disconnect between the positive feedback reported by the Department of Education and the complaints she receives from parents in her district.
- Stevens argues that there needs to be a distinction between students who need the services and those who don't
- She mentions receiving numerous complaints from parents about the program
- Stevens expresses frustration with the disconnect between her experiences and the positive reports from the Department of Education
Althea V. Stevens
2:33:06
Well, hello.
2:33:07
How's everybody doing?
2:33:09
Well, I'm gonna start with my favorite topic, summarizing.
2:33:17
You know, I know everyone has a lot of stuff talking about, but I'm gonna talk about summarizing because we know how much I don't like this program.
2:33:24
But I wanted to start with and some of the reasons I don't like it because I feel like there needs to be a distinguish between young people who need the services and young people who don't.
2:33:35
And I get so many complaints, and then I come to these hearings, and I to UITD, and I talk to you guys, and it's always like, no, everyone loves it, and that is not the experience that I am getting from my parents because they have given me so much pushback, and I don't know how it's such a disconnect from what I'm hearing and what everyone else is hearing.
2:33:52
I don't know.
2:33:52
Maybe I'm crazy.
2:33:53
Maybe you know, I don't know.