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AISD trustees press district on PE staffing and heat protocols after teacher complaints
Summary
Trustees pressed Austin ISD administrators on elementary physical-education staffing, adult-to-student ratios and heat-exposure rules after a PE teacher’s public call raised safety concerns; administration described staffing ratios, vacancy numbers and existing temperature guidelines and said it will review policy and monitor implementation.
A public comment from Tyler Shaw, an Austin ISD physical-education teacher, and follow-up questions from trustees prompted several hours of discussion about staffing in elementary PE classes, how the district applies heat-related guidance and what administrators are doing to protect students and staff.
Shaw told the board a single PE teacher was sometimes the only adult supervising three groups of children and described classes with “48 or 49 6‑year‑olds” in a single space, some outdoors in high heat. “When we have an incident, we don’t have anybody close by to assist,” he said during the recorded public‑comment segment played for the board. “This is just a huge safety concern for me.”
Trustee Ann Anderson asked administrators to explain how teacher assistants (TAs) are allocated and what the district is doing to prevent heat‑related illness. “What measures have we put in place to prevent heat stroke?” she…
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