STONINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - Just days before classes begin, some parents on the shoreline are having to come up with a back-up plan to get their kids to school.

15-year-old Kaleigha Mejias-Williams is a student in New London’s magnet school program.

She lives in Pawcatuck and normally walks a short way to catch a bus to New London.

“She loved it. She thrived there. She made the honor roll, played softball, was on the dance team. She made a lot of friends,” said Chiara Longo, Kaleigha’s mom.

Kaleigha’s parents made the choice last year to put her in the magnet program. Stonington wasn’t a good fit for their family.

“She went through a really hard time all four years of middle school at Stonington with racial bullying and being called names,” Longo said.

“I know exactly the challenges s

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