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Residents and a teacher urge committee to address youth violence and restore reading intervention positions
Summary
During public comment on Jan. 6, Matthew Agrin and Alexander Belva urged the school committee to tighten policies on student violence, coordinate community supports, and reverse cuts to reading intervention and instructional-coach positions.
Several public speakers used the Jan. 6 Lewiston Public Schools school committee meeting to press for stronger responses to youth violence and to restore staff positions cut in recent budget rounds.
Matthew Agrin (Ward 4) told the committee that youth violence in Lewiston begins with younger children and escalates when adults fail to intervene. "The school needs to have a 0 tolerance policy when it comes to violence," Agrin said, urging…
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