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Teachers, students tell St. Mary's County leaders to fund schools and support libraries
Summary
Two speakers at a St. Mary's County public comment period urged county leaders to keep prior budget promises to teachers, highlighted classroom costs and staff workload, and asked continued support for public libraries and student services. One speaker also pushed back on a circulating claim about a "million-dollar" toilet at Leonardtown High.
Mackenzie Windsor, a second-year teacher at Evergreen Elementary School and a resident of Mechanicsville, urged St. Mary's County officials during the meeting's public-comment period to follow through on prior budget promises and increase support for schools.
Windsor said she loves her students and school but described the personal and professional burdens many teachers shoulder, including extra lesson planning, addressing student behavior, and buying classroom supplies. "As a young teacher, I was ecstatic at last year's budget meeting and hearing the promises that were made. And now I'm frustrated," she said. Windsor added, "I have the…
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