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Parents say Erickson Elementary kindergarten classes are overcrowded; board hears requests for another teacher
Summary
Multiple parents told the board Erickson Elementary currently has two kindergarten classes of 27 students each, with three empty classrooms available at the school; they asked the district to hire another kindergarten teacher to split the classes and improve equity and learning conditions.
Parents from Erickson Elementary pressed the board on classroom sizes as part of the citizen comment period, saying two kindergarten sections of 27 students each create an inequitable learning environment and undue stress for young children.
Gail Burns Jr described seeing children and parents stressed by the crowded classrooms and said she had heard that some…
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