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During its April 8 meeting, the Pike County Schools Board of Education heard from parents who expressed concerns regarding the location of Head Start students.
Jamie Clevinger, a mother to children in the Pike County School District, addressed the board, and she asked about why Head Start preschool students do not attend the program inside the Mullins School building or on the schoolâs property. She said that she has children who attend Mullins School and children who are in Head Start, and her Head Start children must attend the program at Johns Creek Elementary, which is about 15 minutes away from Mullins School.
An inmate from the Pike County Detention Center works on a bed as part of a project the jail is undertaking to teach inmates work skills and provide beds for children in need. Submitted photo
The Pike County Detention Center has started a new program for inmates to build and donate beds and mattresses to people in need in the community, including local students.
Pike County Jailer Brian Morris said that the jail began making its own mats within the jail about three years ago in order to save money, and he decided to expand that idea to have inmates build beds and mattresses in this new workshop program. The program started about two months ago, and they have already made 50 beds to donate to people in need. About eight to 10 inmates are currently participating in the program.