ROCKFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — Some Rockford Public Schools parents are raising concerns about the lack of fencing around the playground at Meadow Ridge Elementary.
That’s where the district’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) program was moved as part of the district’s reorganization last year. The ASD program moved from Parkside, which used to be an elementary school but is now the district’s early childhood center.
For Camey Brown, the issue is personal. Her 7-year-old son Austin is a student in the ASD program at Meadow Ridge. Brown said Austin sometimes runs as a way to regulate himself, making the lack of a physical barrier around the playground a safety concern…