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Community members warn of staffing shortfalls and declining enrollment at Bandon SD 54
Summary
Parents, substitute teachers and community advocates told the board that frequent teacher absences, prolonged use of substitutes and inconsistent instruction are driving families to consider leaving Bandon School District 54 and urged the board to act on retention, recruitment and transparency.
Amber Berg, a substitute teacher, told the Bandon School District 54 board that she has seen ‘‘kids are exhausted, and they're apathetic’’ and that students told her ‘‘we barely have any real teachers anymore.’’ Berg described classrooms with AI-created, ungraded worksheets and said many students feel they have ‘‘no idea if I'm on the right track or not.’’
The meeting drew multiple public comments echoing those concerns. A community member who read survey results on behalf of Bandon Schools Deserve Better reported that 29.6% of survey respondents said they were considering other schooling options and that 8.2% said they had already unenrolled students. ‘‘When asked why,’’ the commenter said,…
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