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McMahon fourth‑grade teacher speaks at school committee: 'The system is failing our students'
Summary
A McMahon Elementary fourth‑grade teacher, Luke Jensen, used his three minutes of public comment to say he is resigning at the end of the school year and to outline broad concerns about grading, student engagement, parent involvement and supports for at‑risk students.
During the public‑comment portion of the Lewiston School Committee meeting, Luke Jensen, a fourth‑grade teacher at McMahon Elementary, told the committee he will resign at the end of the school year and urged action on long‑standing classroom and district problems.
Jensen said he first raised concerns months earlier and that, despite efforts to notify union leadership and building administration, he had seen no meaningful change. "The system that we have in Lewiston…
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