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Parents and a first‑grade teacher tell trustees repeated classroom violence forced evacuations and children out of school
Summary
Several Breen Elementary parents and first-grade teacher Sarah Gardner described repeated violent incidents in one classroom—punching, kicking, throwing objects—and said notifications to parents were inadequate; superintendent said staff will investigate and report back to the board.
At public comment the board heard multiple urgent appeals about persistent, extreme behavior incidents in a first‑grade classroom at Breen Elementary.
Sarah Gardner, the classroom teacher, described repeated evacuations and student assaults in her first grade class since August, saying teachers and students have been kicked, hit, bitten and threatened with scissors and that the frequent disruptions have disrupted instruction and…
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