Stamford parents, teachers and students are lashing out at the school system over schedule changes they think will hurt students.

Parents say the flexible schedules basically come down to cramming yearlong courses like math and science into one semester for high school students.

Stamford parents, teachers and students are lashing out at the school system over schedule changes some believe will hurt students.

Westhill High School, Stamford High School and AITE magnet school are all affected by these flexible schedule changes. The high school schedule has been changed three times since 2020, and some parents aren't happy.

At a recent Board of Education meeting, parents voiced their disapproval of schedule changes at Stamford high schools.

"The education of the majority of students will suffer, and you are losing the trust of the community," said AITE magnet school parent Jason Klenoff.

Parents say the flexible schedules basically come down to cramming yearlong courses such as math and science into one semester for high school students.

Parents say one semester isn't enough time for students to properly learn the material and doesn't account for kids who may have a learning disability. They say that is a disservice to the kids. Parents and teachers say what's worse is that they have no say in this flexible schedule change and that it is being forced upon students.

"We've been screaming at the top of our lungs about this issue for many, many months at this point and ... we're not being listened to, not being heard by our city leadership, by our superintendent, by the Board of Ed," said Connecticut Education Association Vice President Joslyn DeLancey.

"I can't find anybody who agrees, and yet there's some reason that the central administration in Stamford feels that they need to impose this on an unwilling population," said AITE magnet school parent Carol Ann Miranda. Stamford Public Schools gave News 12 Connecticut this statement:

"The role of the school district leaders is to act in the best interests of all students, and the superintendent and her leadership team believe that the flexible schedule is the best tool to support the academic goals of all students in our heterogeneous learning community." The school system says the flexible schedule is moving forward as planned in the fall. The next Board of Ed meeting is later this month.

News 12 Connecticut will take a deeper dive into this issue this weekend when Stamford Board of Education Member Dr. Becky Hammon is a guest on "Power and Politics."