Parents in Mount Vernon say that there are serious security issues that aren't being considered. Fox 5 NYs Richard Giacovas has the story.With less than a month before the first day of school, there’s a shakeup in the Mount Vernon school district.
"I’m suspicious that the timing of this doing it in the middle of August when people are gone on vacation is part of the strategy""I’m suspicious that the timing of this doing it in the middle of August when people are gone on vacation is part of the strategy" said parent Ben Bakke. Acting Mount Vernon school superintendent Dr. K Veronica Smith confirmed the school switch in a statement to Fox 5 saying Rebecca Turner will now house an alternative housing program and that she understands "that change can be difficult and acknowledge the timing is also difficult. But, we want to form a partnership with parents."