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Parents and teachers urge Geary County Schools to halt proposed cut to teacher planning time, allege mishandled student investigation
Summary
Public commenters and teachers told the Geary County Board of Education that a proposed reduction in high‑school planning time would violate negotiated agreements and harm students, and some parents accused district staff of mishandling and 'victim shaming' in a recent assault investigation.
Public commenters and teachers pressed the Geary County Board of Education on Tuesday over what they described as two connected concerns: an alleged incomplete investigation into a student assault and a district proposal to reduce high‑school teacher planning time.
Dr. John Markham, a teacher of 18 years and member of the JCEA negotiating team, told the board the district proposed cutting planned time at the H.D. Karnes building from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. "Under the proposed plan, we would stand to lose approximately 3,400 minutes of planned time,…
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