Some California elementary school parents are looking for answers over reported bullying by students in classrooms, causing some teachers to walk out in tears, they said.
The parents spoke during public comment at the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education meeting Dec. 13. They said a group of 5th graders are behind the trouble and the issue has continued since last year.
They said the troublemaking students curse, yell, throw objects, and cause so many disturbances in the classroom that students are unable to learn.
“There are children that are being bullied on a daily basis. There are teachers that are crying because they’re not able to get through a lesson,” parent Amber Sides said during the meeting….