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Teachers, unions and parents press board on workload, special-ed supports and substitutes
Summary
Teachers, union leaders and parents told the Charles County Board of Education that excessive workload, unresolved student behavioral incidents and a shortage of substitutes are harming instruction and special‑education service delivery.
Multiple speakers at the Nov. 4 public forum and two labor leaders told the board that educator workload and special-education delivery have reached a breaking point.
EACC President Sean Howe warned that teacher workload — driven by collaborative planning mandates, increasing numbers of new/conditional teachers and added noninstructional duties — is creating a retention risk. Gertrude Lawson, president of AFSCME Local 2981, told the board she has received repeated complaints from bus…
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