MODESTO, Calif. — Teachers in Modesto are raising alarms over increasingly disruptive student behavior, calling for solutions to restore safety in classrooms.
At a Modesto City Schools board meeting on Monday, nearly 20 educators described serious incidents that have left staff and students shaken.
“We have had kids peed on, punched in the face, have had objects thrown directly at them. We’ve had students literally stabbed with pencils multiple times,” said Modesto teacher Juli Smith…