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Workers and parents tell Oakrove board they face unsafe SPED classrooms, ask for better placement and pay
Summary
Multiple staff and union members testified about physical assaults on staff working in special‑education classrooms, alleged misplacement of students and credentialing gaps, and pressed the board for improved staffing, re‑evaluation of placements and higher pay.
During the public‑comment period on Oct. 16, dozens of educators, paraeducators and union representatives urged the Oakrove School District board to address classroom safety, special‑education placements and staff compensation.
Renee Brotherston, speaking on behalf of herself and colleagues, said special‑education procedures were not being followed and described staff injuries. “In the first 40 days of the school, we have witnessed or personally have been injured…we are working in classes unsafely,” Brotherston said, and asked the…
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