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Teachers and residents criticize new flag policy, press board to prioritize staffing and student needs
Summary
Dozens of in‑person speakers and emailed comments condemned a recently advanced flag policy restricting non‑U.S. flags and urged the board to focus instead on staffing cuts, student homelessness and academic supports.
A large portion of public comment at the Board of Education meeting Tuesday focused on a recently advanced policy restricting flags in district buildings and a wave of community concern about staffing cuts and student needs.
Teachers and residents said the district’s attention to the flag policy distracted from more urgent problems. Stephanie Rapach, a seventh‑grade ELA teacher at Aldridge, told the board, “Teachers can be concerned about more than one issue regarding our students.” She urged the board to take concrete steps on academics and attendance policies, saying a student who missed 120 days last year…
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