Hickman Mills School District fighting for accreditation [Video]

Leaders of a metro school district were hoping to get accredited by the state of Missouri this year.But now, Hickman Mills Superintendent Yaw Obeng says that he may have to wait another three years based on rule changes.”I wish people would kind of take the politics out of education and look at the impact on our students,” he said.There’s no question about the importance of Hickman Mills Schools to Mohammad Mirzaie, his wife, and their five children.Three months ago, the family left Afghanistan, where Mohammad previously helped U.S. Marines and worked in the U.S. Embassy.As a refugee from a war-torn country, Mohammad now has a green card to work in the U.S.”I’m very happy. I’m very thankful for the people of America. And because they allow me in and I come now, my children are in the schools; they are safe. And we and they have a better life,” he …