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Speakers urge smaller class sizes; resident raises concerns about appointment process
Summary
During public comment at the March 3 meeting, Deborah Allen urged the board to address rising class sizes and teacher workload; another speaker, Russell Wright, criticized a recent appointment he described as a conflict of interest and urged greater transparency.
Two members of the public used the March 3 Cabarrus County Board of Education meeting’s public-comment period to press the board on separate issues: class size and board/county-appointed leadership.
Deborah Allen told trustees class sizes have increased, especially since recent redistricting, and urged the board to prioritize maintaining lower student–teacher ratios and use educational dollars more efficiently. She cited North Carolina’s K–3 class-size restrictions and pointed to…
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