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Teacher group urges Beaumont Unified to act on rising student violence, calls for more counselors and supervision
Summary
At the March 25 Beaumont Unified board meeting, a teacher and union representatives urged the district to address escalating student violence and classroom disruptions, calling for faster investigations, a cohesive discipline plan beyond PBIS, more campus supervisors and additional counselors and behavioral specialists.
Shauna Hills, an educator and executive-board member of the Bowmont Teachers Association, told the Beaumont Unified School District Board of Trustees that teachers across the district are ‘‘extremely stressed out’’ by frequent disruptions she described as physical and verbal aggression, including biting, spitting, kicking and throwing objects. She said teachers have been asked to document incidents but that ‘‘students have pretty much figured out that there are no real consequences for poor behavior.’’
Hills urged the board to…
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