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Parents, students and staff press supervisors for short‑ and long‑term action on school overcrowding
Summary
Multiple parents, students and school staff urged the Board of Supervisors to fund short‑term and long‑term steps to address overcrowding and facility needs at county schools, especially Lewis and Clark Elementary and Caroline High School; the school superintendent and several teachers joined public comment.
Several parents, students and school staff used the April 8 public‑comment period to urge the Board of Supervisors to accelerate planning and funding for school capacity improvements. Speakers described crowded classrooms, long bathroom and lunch lines, poor indoor conditions in older parts of school buildings and teacher shortages that affect required courses.
Students and staff described operational strains: a student speaker said some classes were as large as 30, that students are sometimes sent into hallways for small‑group instruction, and that lunch lines can leave pupils with only a few minutes to eat. An assistant principal and…
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