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Lone Tree teacher urges board for more aides, trauma training after repeated classroom disruptions
Summary
A first-grade teacher described multiple disruptive incidents that affected all 49 students in a classroom and asked the district to increase aides and trauma-informed training; trustees responded with empathy and promised follow-up.
At the public comment portion of the Antioch Unified board meeting, Lone Tree Elementary first-grade teacher Lesie McNab described repeated, severe classroom disruptions and urged the district to provide more instructional aides and trauma-informed professional development to support students and teachers.
“I’m a proud teacher of some first graders at Lone Tree Elementary… I’m here because I love my students,” McNab said, describing incidents she said occurred three times in one week in which a single student’s behavior disrupted the entire class of 49 students. She said school staff are stretched thin—one counselor and a wellness coordinator are not sufficient to meet students’ social-emotional and behavioral needs—and asked the board to allocate more aides and trauma training.
Trustees responded with applause and several members expressed sympathy and a desire to find solutions. The board exchanged questions about available supports, and staff clarified that the district is working on wellness, counseling and special education strategies and will consider further steps to address immediate classroom safety and support needs.
The comment served as a reminder to trustees during a meeting with many informational presentations that classroom-level staffing and behavioral supports remain urgent priorities for some teachers and students across the district.
