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Parents, staff urge board to reinstate kindergarten teacher after restraint allegation
Summary
Dozens of Brentwood parents, staff and students urged the school board to bring back Mrs. Proctor following a playground incident; a parent’s written statement alleges an improper six‑minute restraint of her 5‑year‑old and questions whether staff were trained to use holds.
Dozens of Brentwood residents and Swayze staff urged the Brentwood School Board to reinstate kindergarten teacher Mrs. Proctor and to improve communication after an on‑playground restraint incident that has split the community.
At the start of public input, the board chair read a signed statement from parent Erin Bouchard Callahan alleging that a teacher restrained her 5‑year‑old son for six minutes, that the teacher was not trained in restraints, and that New Hampshire law limits restraint to imminent risk. The letter said the child later screamed for the teacher…
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