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Parent criticizes district leadership over teacher turnover, urges tougher discipline
Summary
At the Crowley ISD Board meeting a parent, Amy Garcia, said her ninth-grader lacked a geometry teacher this semester, cited a reported 19–20% teacher turnover rate (27% for all staff), and urged trustees to address staffing and discipline policies to retain teachers.
Amy Garcia, a Crowley resident and parent of a ninth grader, told the Crowley ISD Board of Trustees that her child did not have a geometry teacher this semester and accused district leadership of failing to support and retain staff.
"This semester, he has not had a geometry teacher," Garcia said during the meeting’s open forum. She said Crowley ISD’s teacher turnover rate is "approximately 19 to 20%" and that when total staff is included the rate is "27%," figures she said are well above state averages.
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