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Teachers and community members press Rio Rancho board on classroom aggression and LGBTQ 'safe‑zone' signs
Summary
Multiple teachers and community members described increasing aggression in elementary classrooms, urged more staff and supports, and several speakers and professionals urged the district to permit LGBTQ safe‑zone signs as a protective measure for students.
Multiple educators and community members addressed the Rio Rancho Public Schools board on Oct. 28 about student aggression in early grades and the district’s handling of LGBTQ+ 'safe‑zone' signs.
"Personally I have been hit, kicked, bit, spit on, or stabbed with a pencil approximately 20 times since August," said Angela Teardstra, a social worker at Colina del Sol Norte Elementary, describing school‑level counts she summarized as 62 reported incidents and 23 teacher injuries at her site. Teardstra told the board those daily disruptions are removing instruction time and harming students’ emotional safety.
Kindergarten teachers echoed the…
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