Fifth-graders sound off
Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal Tendoy fifth-grader Natasha Rydalch reads the fifth graders ten reasons why they can not wait for middle school in front of a projection during a meeting at Tendoy on Wednesday evening. Alex Brandon

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POCATELLO - Julie Brown believes many local parents are simply uneasy about having their children attend middle school a year early.

Brown, who is one of two sixth-grade teachers at Tendoy Elementary School, doesn't fault the parents for feeling that way. The schools are larger, and there are many more students, two factors that she believes can initially seem intimidating for elementary-age children.

For the rest of this story, see Thursday's Idaho State Journal.

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