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Parents, community leaders urge more bilingual staff, crossing guards and climate investments at PGCPS public hearing
Summary
At the Feb. 6 PGCPS budget public hearing, parents, municipal leaders and advocates urged the district to increase bilingual staff and interpreters, address crossing-guard and transportation gaps, respond to teacher vacancies, and continue climate-related investments such as solar and composting.
Speakers at the public comment portion of the Feb. 6 work session urged the Board of Education to address a range of operational and equity issues, including more bilingual staff and interpreters at schools, faster responses to teacher vacancies, additional crossing guards and targeted climate and food-service investments.
Why it matters: public testimony raised specific operational gaps that parents and community leaders say affect family engagement, student safety and daily service…
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