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Parents, teachers and students press board over proposed staff cuts and reductions to elementary PE; superintendent outlines $10 million gap
Summary
Multiple public speakers urged the Lake Oswego School District board to reverse or rethink planned staffing reductions, especially cuts to elementary physical education; Superintendent Shealy explained the district faces roughly $10 million in budget cuts and detailed class‑size and program impacts.
Dozens of parents, teachers, students and community advocates used public comment to urge the Lake Oswego School District board to reconsider reductions in force (RIFs) and proposed cuts to elementary physical education and specialist positions.
Several elementary students from Forest Hills Elementary — including Kai Lopez, Cruz Lopez, William Seacull and Calum Young — told the board that physical education is essential to their well‑being and learning. One student stated, “PE helps my body calm down and makes me happy,” and another said the “state mandate for elementary PE is 150 minutes per week.”
Teachers and parents said cutting PE would harm academic focus and social‑emotional learning. Dawn Young, a district teacher, told the board classroom teachers…
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