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Parents tell board Oakwood classroom is unsafe; SHAC and staff set up redirected subcommittee
Summary
Multiple parents told the Caswell County board that disruptive behaviors in an Oakwood Elementary classroom have included biting, scratching and other violent outbursts; the Student Health Advisory Committee and district staff said they will launch a staff-led subcommittee and pursue outside partners to address behavior supports.
Three parents addressed the Caswell County Board of Education during public comment, detailing what they described as persistent and sometimes violent disruptive behavior in an Oakwood Elementary classroom and urging the board to support the teacher and protect students’ emotional and physical safety.
Jen Sparks, a member of a SHAC subcommittee working on alternative classroom environments, said the group is in a diagnostic phase and is willing to meet with board members and…
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