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Education West Virginia co‑president urges countywide plan on student behavior, calls for opioid‑settlement funds for wraparound services
Summary
Diana Atkins, co‑president of Education West Virginia (Kanawha County), told the board that student behavior disruptions are impeding learning, urged consistent countywide discipline standards under Senate Bill 199, and asked the district to seek opioid‑settlement funds for wraparound services for children affected by the opioid crisis.
Diana Atkins, co‑president of Education West Virginia (the merged Kanawha County Education Association and AFT Kanawha), addressed the board during the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 18 meeting with a detailed appeal for a countywide, consistent approach to student behavior.
Atkins said classroom disruptions — including students leaving their seats, technology failures, repeated profane or abusive language, and, in some cases, violent behavior toward educators — are…
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