Harriet Tubman Students Call on District to Address Staffing Crisis
Six weeks after Harriet Tubman Middle School teacher Bryan Chu was placed on leave, his students are still demanding that Portland Public Schools (PPS) return him to the classroom. Facing significant teacher absences, students added that the district address the staffing crisis at Harriet Tubman to their list of demands this week. “Mr. Chu’s removal is an immature example of PPS putting their petty workplace politics before students’ education,” Lauren Lockman, a 7th grade student...
Source: portlandmercury.com