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Parents and educators press Fall River School Committee over safety, staffing at Sylvia Elementary; union denies vote against superintendent
Summary
Multiple parents and staff told the committee that Sylvia Elementary is experiencing bullying, assaults on staff and rising teacher attrition; the Fall River Educators Association urged accountability, while AFSCME Council 93 publicly denied rumors that it opposed the superintendent.
At the Feb. 11 Fall River School Committee meeting, parents and staff delivered sustained public comment about safety and staffing at Sylvia Elementary School, urging the committee and superintendent to investigate shortages of experienced teachers and repeated student assaults on staff.
Devani Kudrich, identified herself as a paraprofessional at Sylvia Elementary and said a 02/04 classroom incident left her hospitalized for two days. "I almost had a heart attack," Kudrich said, recounting repeated daily assaults she described as punching, kicking and spitting, and saying staff had been told such incidents were "part of the job."…
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