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Retired substitute resigns at board meeting, criticizes laptop learning and cell-phone policy
Summary
Retired teacher and substitute John Schwendler announced his resignation during public comment and urged the district to reduce reliance on student laptops, enforce a uniform cell-phone policy and address perceived administrative bloat; he cited district proficiency and chronic absence figures from the district website.
John Schwendler, a retired teacher and long-time substitute, used the public-comment period to announce his resignation and sharply criticize several district practices.
Schwendler told the board he was resigning as a substitute and said he could no longer support what he called an overreliance on laptops in instruction. He said the district "went all in" on laptop learning and argued the approach…
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