New school for autistic children opens Wednesday

January 13, 2009 at 4:42p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — Pupils will help with the official ribbon cutting Wednesday for Potential Development Program’s new School of Autism, where classes began in September.

An invitation-only open house is from 10 to 11 a.m. at the facility located at 880 E. Indianola Ave. in part of the former Woodside Hospital building. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

Potential Development’s School of Autism, a non public chartered school, was moved from its former location at 209 W. Woodland Ave., which has been converted to a special needs preschool, said Paul Garchar, Potential Development executive director.

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