Stephens Elementary (Madison) school parents concerned after high schooler found asleep with pot pipe

Dan Simmons:

After a high school student was found unresponsive in a West Side elementary school bathroom with a marijuana pipe in his backpack, parents are questioning why an alternative school program for academically at-risk high school students is in the same building as the elementary school.

"It does raise concerns," said Becky Ketarkus, who has six children enrolled at Stephens Elementary, 120 S. Rosa Road. "I'd love to know what the plan is for the future to make sure the school is safe."

Superintendent Dan Nerad answered that the program is not unique -- two other elementary schools house alternative programs for high schoolers -- and the district has had relatively few problems similar to the incident on Monday. He stressed that, unlike some other alternative programs, those in elementary schools are targeted to academically at-risk students, not those with behavior issues.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 2, 2012 1:20 AM
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