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Teachers and parents tell Charles County board special‑education resources and staff workload are at a breaking point
Summary
Multiple teachers, parents and advocates used the public forum to press the board for more special‑education staffing, better placement decisions for students with complex needs, and structural fixes to teacher workload, substitute shortages and behavior supports in schools.
During the meeting’s public forum on Nov. 4, multiple educators and parents urged the Charles County Board of Education to address special‑education resourcing, student behavior supports and the growing workload on teachers.
Jennifer Everett, a special‑education teacher, described how time spent managing severe behaviors and documentation limits direct instruction and said the result is a reactive, not proactive, environment for students who…
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