I watched the February NNSB meeting live last night on youtube. There were quite a few speakers, mainly parents and teachers in the district. They voiced their concerns, most were repeats of last months meeting. After all the speakers were finished, the board brought out a few speakers who came equipped with slide presentations etc, showing the plans for possible future implementations regarding the 'situations' the schools are facing.
What I saw, was a clear indication ( to me ) that the expectations of teachers will even increase beyond what they are doing and dealing with now. The 'education' of teachers will be improved and enhanced, so that they may handle the behavioral and mentally challenged students with a 'better understanding'. In a round about way, this was a verbal slap (abuse? ) to Abby Zwerner and all teachers.
Unfortunately, what was not addressed was if the teachers will ever be equipped with Ninja classes, SWAT team certifications, Karate or martial arts, or Heaven forbid...Hostage Negotiating 101.
Newport News Schools seem almost like a war zone to me.