A parent worried about a methadone clinic next to a child-care center said he and others might remove their children, despite promises from officials to keep the kids safe.
“I guess I’m going to have to sit down with my wife, as a family, and decide what we’re going to do at this point,” Ed Reid said after a meeting Wednesday to discuss parent concerns.
Victory Clinical Service, a methadone clinic that treats people addicted to drugs, last month moved next to ABC Academy’s 3210 Lansing Ave. location.
“A couple of parents said they were going to remove their kids from the day care,” said Reid, a Blackman Township resident who has two children at the center.
Kathy Hoszkiw, owner of ABC Academy, said officials from Victory Clinical Service and Blackman Township will hold monthly meetings open to the 150 families served by the Lansing Avenue location.
The clinic will expand fencing between the two buildings and install more lights, she said.
About 25 parents attended Monday’s two-hour meeting, Reid said. Hoszkiw said the number was about 15. It was not open to the public.
“They want to ensure their children are safe,” Hoszkiw said of parents who attended the meeting. “And that’s what we’re here to do, and that’s what we’ve always done.”
She said ABC offered to transfer children to its other two Jackson County locations if parents are uncomfortable.
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David Blankenship, an official from Victory Clinical Services, and local police have said the clinic had been at another location farther south on Lansing Avenue for about 13 years without incident.
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“I guess I’m going to have to sit down with my wife, as a family, and decide what we’re going to do at this point,” Ed Reid said after a meeting Wednesday to discuss parent concerns.
Victory Clinical Service, a methadone clinic that treats people addicted to drugs, last month moved next to ABC Academy’s 3210 Lansing Ave. location.
“A couple of parents said they were going to remove their kids from the day care,” said Reid, a Blackman Township resident who has two children at the center.
Kathy Hoszkiw, owner of ABC Academy, said officials from Victory Clinical Service and Blackman Township will hold monthly meetings open to the 150 families served by the Lansing Avenue location.
The clinic will expand fencing between the two buildings and install more lights, she said.
About 25 parents attended Monday’s two-hour meeting, Reid said. Hoszkiw said the number was about 15. It was not open to the public.
“They want to ensure their children are safe,” Hoszkiw said of parents who attended the meeting. “And that’s what we’re here to do, and that’s what we’ve always done.”
She said ABC offered to transfer children to its other two Jackson County locations if parents are uncomfortable.
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David Blankenship, an official from Victory Clinical Services, and local police have said the clinic had been at another location farther south on Lansing Avenue for about 13 years without incident.
full story here
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