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Mountain View SEG staff describe injuries, urge more trained mental‑health staff
Summary
A Mountain View staff member told the Corvallis School Board that the SEG (social‑emotional growth) program is experiencing physical injuries to staff and students and urged the district to hire more highly trained mental‑health staff, bring back skills trainers and evaluate student–staff ratios in alternative programs.
During public comment the board heard from Chris Cavanaro, a staff member who works in the district's SEG (social‑emotional growth) program at Mountain View Elementary. Cavanaro described repeated physical incidents in the program that have led to staff injuries and said current staffing and training are insufficient to keep staff and students safe.
"It is unbelievably hard work to be involved in a physical altercation," Cavanaro said. He…
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