Pat Higgins
131:11 - 131:43
"the morale in the school district with the classroom sizes, with the special ed kids in they're just feeling inundated... I urge you to do it because it's, it's depressing for them. I am very concerned about the turnover we're going to be looking at and the impact it will have."
“the morale in the school district with the classroom sizes, with the special ed kids in they're just feeling inundated... I urge you to do it because it's, it's depressing for them. I am very concerned about the turnover we're going to be looking at and the impact it will have.”
- Speaker
- Pat Higgins
- Timestamp
- 131:11 – 131:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- September 1, 2026
From the transcript
So it's going to cost us more money by closing those schools, and that's going to be an issue. But looking at the funds that we do have right now, the morale in the school district with the classroom sizes, with the special ed kids in they're just feeling inundated. If you—. If the board hasn't been going to, to some of these schools, walking in the classrooms, listening to the teachers, I urge you to do it because it's, it's depressing for them. I am very concerned about the turnover we're going to be looking at and the impact it will have.
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