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Staff and PTSO urge more behavioral specialists and bystander care at Hogan Cedars
Summary
Hogan Cedars staff and the school's PTSO asked the board to expand specialized behavioral staff and to implement tracking and structured bystander supports so all students involved or present during incidents receive help; a staff member asked board members to spend a day in the building to observe.
Hogan Cedars supporters asked the board to invest in more highly trained behavioral specialists and to formalize bystander care so students present during behavioral incidents receive processing and support. Samantha McWilliams, Hogan Cedars PTSO president, asked the district for two specific changes: increase the number of highly trained behavioral specialists and implement structured bystander care with tracking so all students affected receive follow up.
Brooke Boles, a SPED educational assistant at Hogan Cedars, described multiple incidents she has witnessed and asked board members to spend time in the building to see classroom and office conditions firsthand. District leaders acknowledged the comments and discussed existing prevention efforts during the Physical Restraint and Seclusion presentation later in the agenda.
