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Parents and staff representatives raise teacher morale and special‑education concerns during public comment
Summary
The board heard public comment urging more classroom engagement from leaders, relief of teacher workload, and changes to special‑education practices — including a parent's account that his child with autism was denied recommended supports.
Multiple speakers used the board’s public comment period to urge the school board to address declines in teacher morale and to reconsider special‑education resourcing and practices.
Mandy Larson, speaking on behalf of the Tooele Education Association (TEA), thanked the district for recent facility work but urged board members to spend time in classrooms, participate in faculty meetings and learn from teachers about workload and implementation burdens. Larson said teachers are overwhelmed by new initiatives being added without removing older requirements and recommended prioritizing and pausing…
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