Mayor Vivian Jones, who usually steers clear of situations involving the county school system, was joined by the four commissioners at Tuesday night’s town board meeting in heartily endorsing an effort by local parents to keep Wake Forest-area students at Heritage High. “We want to keep the Wake Forest kids in Wake Forest,” Jones said.
Shinica Thomas, a town board candidate two years ago, spoke for the group of parents who were in the meeting room, asking that their children be allowed to continue attending Heritage High School. New districting by the Wake County School System plans to move several Wake Forest-area subdivisions – Stonegate, Deer Chase, Carriage Run, Moss Creek – from Heritage High to the newer Rolesville High.
“We opened Heritage High School. We helped build the legacy of that high school. We want to continue the legacy. Our children want to go to the same high school their siblings went to. We are here to ask you to advocate for us,” Thomas said. She said keeping their children at Heritage would help build a sense of community, and she asked the mayor and commissioners to contact two school board members, Tom Benton who represents the district, and Kevin Hill, who lives nearby.
“I have already advocated and plan to continue to do so,” Jones said. “We do agree with you.”
