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Parents urge Richland School Board to restore Jefferson Elementary PE teacher, call for boundary review
Summary
Multiple Jefferson parents told the Richland School Board that removing a full-time PE teacher from the districthighest-poverty elementary undermines equity and contradicts levy promises; they urged boundary changes, additional training for ALE staff and stronger oversight of implementation decisions.
Several parents and community members told the Richland School Board at its regular meeting that the districts plan to reassign Jefferson Elementarys PE teacher will harm students at the school with the districts highest poverty rate.
Parents said the district has not provided an adequate substitute plan for physical education or for specialist-covered planning time, and several asked the board to reconsider district boundaries as a way to rebalance enrollment and staffing.
"Removing our trained PE teacher means our students will no longer receive the quality physical education instruction they deserve," Heather Hadler said during the public-comment…
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