At least 75 teachers, school psychologists, counselors depart before new school year
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — The Garfield Heights City School District is facing a mass departure of teachers and staff ahead of the new school year. The teachers’ union there says nearly one-third of its members have resigned, in part because of not feeling safe or valued.
The mother of 2 recently enrolled her younger son in a different district. She told News 5 the boy faced bullying in school, including physical assaults. She said he was suspended after he fought back, but administrators never addressed her concerns for his safety before or after the incident. “There’s been so much speculation about what has caused what I refer to as a mass exodus of almost 30 percent of our staff since school ended six weeks ago,” one teacher told the Board.
Before the 2022-2023 school year, 47 teachers resigned from the district. Prior to this year’s numbers, it was a record-breaking departure. Many teachers spoke of safety concerns, lack of disciplinary action by administrators and burnout from already short staffing. Despite a contentious contract negotiation in the fall of 2022, the association said its teachers still receive the lowest pay in Cuyahoga County.
“We’ve identified some areas that we can provide immediate improvement and other areas that will take a little more time,” Dr. Richard Reynolds told the board.
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