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Parents, teachers and students press Lake Oswego board to preserve elementary PE and halt staff reductions
Summary
Multiple students, parents and teachers testified against proposed reductions in elementary physical education and district staff cuts, arguing PE supports academic focus, social-emotional learning and equity; speakers urged data-driven decision making and alternatives to the proposed reductions.
Dozens of public commenters at the April 14 Lake Oswego School District board meeting urged the district to preserve elementary physical education (PE) time and to reconsider proposed staffing reductions.
Students from Forest Hills Elementary told the board in individual three‑minute statements that PE is their favorite subject and that it helps them regulate energy and focus for classroom learning. Kyle Lavea Lopez said, “I love PE because it teaches me how to work together with other kids,” and other students described PE as the day they most want to attend school.
Several parents and educators followed. Dawn Young, an elementary…
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