🌱 How Bayou Meto parents are pushing back after a janitor’s arrest

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• How Bayou Meto parents are pushing back after a janitor’s arrest

Also on today's calendar: Grand Chanukah Menorah Lighting with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 40 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 56, low: 53.
• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 67 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bayou Meto Elementary parents speak out in the wake of janitor's sexual assault charges (kark.com) — Parents in the Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District are organizing after a Bayou Meto Elementary janitor was charged with sexually assaulting young students, raising sharp concerns about safety, communication, and budget cuts to cafeteria monitors. Families are demanding clearer policies, more transparency from district leaders, and are even volunteering to help supervise students while they wait for the court case to move forward.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Jacksonville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Grand Chanukah Menorah Lighting with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
  520 S Bowman Rd, Little Rock
  6:15 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Adult Activity Time
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  1:00 pm
• LEGO Afternoon
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• City Council Meeting
  Jacksonville, AR Calendar , 1 Municipal Dr , Jacksonville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Music & Movement
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  10:30 am
• Button Trading Post
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  4:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Cosmic Bowling
  Strike Zone Bowling Alley , Bxtra Access Rd , Jacksonville
  8:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Snackin' Round the World
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Adult Activity Time
  Nixon Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 703 W Main St , Jacksonville
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Sensory Hour
  Sanders Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 10200 Johnson Dr , Sherwood
  10:30 am
• Jacksonville Middle School Presents Winter Piano Lab Recital fueled by Hot Chocolate & Christmas music
  Jacksonville North Pulaski School District , 2300 Linda Ln , Jacksonville
  6:00 pm
• Christmas Concert
  Cabot High School Fine Arts Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Nerd Out Days
  Sanders Library -- Central Arkansas Library System , 10200 Johnson Dr , Sherwood
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Cabot

• Arkansas Tech University graduates reflect on value of campus involvement (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)

North Little Rock

• North Little Rock brings holiday cheer with Elks Christmas Parade (kark.com)
• NLR man faces fentanyl charge (arkansasonline.com)
• 6 Arkansas school districts with failing grades vow to make improvements (arkansasonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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