As a local high school counselor, I ask you to vote "no" on Proposition 320. I see first hand that helping students succeed involves far more than what happens inside a classroom. I work with students who are struggling academically, with family challenges, planning for college/careers, and navigating the many pressures of being a teenager.
Proposition 320’s definition of “direct classroom instruction” does not recognize the essential work performed by school counselors and other student-support professionals. We may not stand in front of a classroom teaching a lesson, but our work directly supports students’ ability to learn, graduate, and prepare for their futures.
Students need teachers, but they also need counselors, psychologists, special education and security personnel, etc. These services are not extras or luxuries. We need our state to fund education, including raising teacher salaries, but not take essential services away from our students.
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I hope voters will recognize Proposition 320 is misleading and vote NO.
R. Collier
Foothills
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