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Substitute raises classroom safety concerns at Ottumwa school board meeting
Ottumwa Community School District Board of Education · November 18, 2025
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A substitute teacher told the Ottumwa Community School District board she had experienced disruptive and safety-impacting student behavior and said school-level staff did not resolve it; the board agreed to follow up after the meeting.
Golda Pearl McGrath, a substitute teacher with 23 years of service, told the Ottumwa Community School District board on Monday night that recent student conduct in a classroom had been "so deviant that it's affecting the learning of others" and raised safety concerns for herself and students. "I went to the principal, the…
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