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Parents urge Gresham‑Barlow board to address safety and discipline at Kelly Creek Elementary
Summary
A group of parents told the Gresham‑Barlow School Board on May 7 that repeated fights, weapons incidents and racial slurs at Kelly Creek Elementary are prompting families to withdraw children and are pushing staff to leave or take leave.
GRESHAM, Ore. — A group of parents who said many of their children attend Kelly Creek Elementary told the Gresham‑Barlow School Board on May 7 that disciplinary problems at the school were endangering students, driving staff leave and prompting families to withdraw students from the district.
Parent David Hall described a pattern of daily disruptive behavior that he said includes fights at recess, classroom destruction, assaults and incidents involving knives. "We're here because we're deeply troubled by the conditions at this school and the out of control behavior that is often endangering our children," Hall told the board during public comment.
Hall said he and other parents had not received consistent information from the school about incidents that…
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