The Davidson County School Board could make a decision Monday on the future of the county's only public special-needs school. The Stoner-Thomas School is in an old building that is in need of repairs.
Keith Wingler is the parent of a Stoner-Thomas student. He says his daughter – who is autistic - started off at a regular school but has thrived since moving to Stoner-Thomas about six years ago. Now he and other parents are worried that the board will decide not to keep a separate school for special-needs kids.
“This is a true asset to have something like this and it's been very beneficial to all that are involved. So there's a great deal of concern over the possibility of this school being shut down,” he says.
Administrators have given the school board eight options on what can be done to address the shortcomings. They include everything from building a new school to sending the special-needs students back to the schools in their home districts.
About a hundred students attend Stoner-Thomas.
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