Posted on 03/28/2005 6:25:52 PM PST by Former Military Chick
Students enrolled at the elementary school near the hospice where Terri Schiavo lives will be sent to other facilities this week, a move designed to keep the children away from the gauntlet of media and protesters covering the ongoing saga.
The 600 students at Cross Bayou Elementary School will be split among three neighboring schools, said Pinellas County schools spokesman Ron Stone. The school is located just west of the Woodside Hospice, where protesters and media have gathered since Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed March 18.
That was the school's last day of classes; it was closed last week for spring break. Many students were absent on the day the tube was pulled, something school officials attributed to the frenzy outside the hospice.
"It is felt that the unstable and highly emotional environment that currently exists at the Woodside Hospice and the security measures currently in place by law enforcement will make it difficult for school to function normally," schools superintendent Clayton Wilcox said in a statement Sunday.
The two facilities are located on a dead-end street, and students must pass the hospice before reaching school. During the last week the school was open, police had to escort students through the maze of protesters to ensure safety.
I find your logic faulty. You have mixed data and dates. You have chosen to believe one side.
You find my logic faulty. That's your take on things.
My take is different.
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