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Parents tell Pottsgrove school board elementary classrooms are unsafe, urge stricter consequences and more behavioral support
Summary
Two parents told the Pottsgrove School District board that extreme student behaviors at elementary schools are frequent and traumatic for young children and staff, and urged consistent consequences, more behavioral staffing and stronger functional behavior planning.
Two parents urged the Pottsgrove School District Board of School Directors on May 20 to take immediate steps after describing repeated violent and disruptive student behavior at the districts elementary schools.
Laura McCorkle, a Lower Pottsgrove resident and parent, told the board that students and teachers have been "slapped, punched, and kicked," that desks and chairs have been thrown and that children are running and jumping on furniture. "Physical…
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