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Kelly Lessens
164:07 - 165:05
"The Anchorage School Board— no board in the state of Alaska should be in the position of trying to fill positions days before the school year starts and of staring down to like the bottom of the barrel with their resources."
“The Anchorage School Board— no board in the state of Alaska should be in the position of trying to fill positions days before the school year starts and of staring down to like the bottom of the barrel with their resources.”
- Speaker
- Kelly Lessens
- Timestamp
- 164:07 – 165:05
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
Um, the Anchorage School Board— no board in the state of Alaska should be in the position of trying to fill positions days before the school year starts and of staring down to like the bottom of the barrel with their resources. Like, it's just, um, shameful. Um, so yes, I'm proud of the collaboration here tonight, but but I retain the level of angst and deep frustration that I've had for a really long time and exhaustion. I'll say that too. It's really hard to find solutions and we're running out of band-aids.
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