More than 20 teachers and paraprofessionals showed up at the Modesto City Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday to address an increase in disruptive and violent behavior from students in transitional kindergarten through second grade. They complained of a lack of disciplinary measures by school administrators.
Lisbeth Perez, a paraprofessional of eight years in the district, said she has a student who sometimes leaves the classroom without permission or supervision for more than five hours a day, leaving Perez and other school staff to try and find him. The child was given Legos to play with when sent to the office for disciplinary action, she said.
“The same student has hit me, has punched me, has hit me with sticks, with his bare arms, legs. [With] no suspension, no behavior consequence, [he] is able to return back,” she said…