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Parents and teachers urge district action after repeated disruptive incidents at Grayhawk Elementary kindergarten
Summary
Parents, teachers and a PTO leader told the Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board on Aug. 21 that a kindergarten student at Grayhawk Elementary has repeatedly engaged in serious, physically aggressive behavior and asked the district to take immediate action to protect classmates and staff.
Parents and teachers raised safety concerns at the Aug. 21 Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board meeting about repeated, severe disruptive behavior by a kindergarten student at Grayhawk Elementary.
“Since the beginning of the year, our daughters have experienced multiple issues with one child in Miss Atkinson’s class,” said Judy Genge, president of the Grayhawk Elementary PTO. Genge described incidents that include running from classrooms while screaming, hitting other children and throwing chairs; she said a kindergarten student’s behavior has been repeatedly disruptive and that parents have raised the concern with school administration.
Christie Atkinson, the kindergarten teacher referenced by Genge,…
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