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Teachers, school police and staff urge EPISD trustees to act on safety, pay and a winter stipend
Summary
At public forum, teacher and staff representatives described assaults, declining morale and staffing shortages; EPISD police officers also warned of critical staffing and radio failures and asked the board for competitive pay and an independent evaluation.
Multiple EPISD employees and union representatives told trustees Nov. 18 that safety and employee morale remain urgent problems and urged tangible steps ranging from improved training to competitive compensation.
Norma Delarosa, president of the El Paso Teachers Association, summarized survey responses from longtime staff, saying many educators reported little or no behavior‑management training and that "more than half responded they had been assaulted," in some cases multiple times, leading to…
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