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Teachers’ morale, survey concerns raised at South Lane public comment; board agrees to flexible time allotment
Summary
SLA president Brandy Baker Rittersell told the board teachers face increasing disruptive behavior and low morale; a public commenter warned a district-distributed survey could be psychologically harmful and urged clearer opt-out language. The board agreed to keep a three-minute public comment rule but allow the chair discretionary one-to-two-minute extensions.
Brandy Baker Rittersell, SLA president, told the board that teachers are managing rising classroom disruptions, declining morale and increasing confrontations that reduce instructional time, and urged the board to act to protect classroom conditions and teacher well-being.
"Every day, our teachers are navigating increasingly poor behavior in classrooms ... Teacher morale is low," Brandy said, urging the board to "work with us to create solutions" so teachers can keep teaching.
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