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Teachers and community urge board to ease testing, boost staffing and funding
Summary
Public commenters, led by the Lynchburg Education Association and local community groups, urged the school board to reduce testing, restore programs and increase staffing to address burnout and attendance. Speakers also asked the board to meet on the achievement gap.
Carl Luce, president of the Lynchburg Education Association, told the Lynchburg City School Board on March 1 that "Lynchburg City Schools isn't much fun right now," and said staff are "utterly and completely burnout." He urged the board to reduce testing and restore programs that previously brought students into buildings, arguing those activities improved attendance and engagement.
The board heard repeated public pleas for better staffing and fewer assessments. "The easiest…
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