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Teachers, paraeducators press Schuylkill Valley on school psychologists and behavior support
Summary
Public commenters and school staff told the board the district lacks full-time psychologists and behavior specialists, forcing learning-support staff to absorb crisis response. District leaders said hiring remains in progress and contracted services are being used as a stopgap.
At the board meeting, paraeducators and a district employee said Schuylkill Valley School District does not have sufficient emotional‑support teachers, psychologists or behavior specialists to meet students' needs, and they urged the board to prioritize hiring and reallocate resources.
Sally Horton, a Leesport resident and paraeducator, said the district has only one full‑time psychologist at the elementary school and that middle- and high‑school students rely on a contracted agency with “limited availability.” She said classrooms lack emotional support teachers and that the district’s outsourced behavior specialist provides “9 hours a…
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