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Former teacher tells school committee district priorities favor cost-cutting over instruction; raises safety and workload concerns
Summary
Former McMahon teacher Luke Jensen told the committee Lewiston Public Schools prioritize avoiding lawsuits and saving money over academics, and he outlined classroom safety incidents and excessive noninstructional staff requirements.
LEWISTON, Maine — During the public comment period Monday, former McMahon fourth-grade teacher Luke Jensen told the Lewiston School Committee the district’s priorities are misaligned and raised safety, workload and assessment concerns.
Jensen said the district “prioritizes saving money and not getting sued. It does not prioritize academic learning.” He described several classroom incidents and injuries that he said had gone largely unaddressed, including an episode he recounted in which an education…
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