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Teachers tell Berkeley County board they are leaving over workload, culture and lack of support
Summary
Multiple current and former Berkeley County teachers urged the board to address teacher retention, citing high turnover, bullying by administrators, excessive workload and inadequate pay; speakers asked for school‑level retention data, principal accountability and a teacher advisory reporting to the board.
Three teachers and former teachers used public comment time at the Nov. 3 board meeting to urge immediate action on teacher retention and school culture.
Amanda Hebel opened public comments with a statistic and an allegation about staff fear of retaliation: “81.3%. That’s the percentage of how many of your constituents, or Doctor Dixon, your employees, are afraid to speak at these meetings,” she said, arguing staff fear retaliation for speaking publicly. Hebel also cited state exit‑survey data…
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