Read that very carefully - "staffing levels". In Maryland, they did away with the standards for expelling students because the statisics of expelled students appeared to be "racist" in the opinion of some. Now they can't find enough teachers to staff inner city schools - wonder why ...
How many “new students” do they have from south of the border. I just can’t imagine having a son or daughter in schools with such problems. It would be home school. .. no other options. In our rural area the homeschoolers meet in a central location in the county, I think once a week. . .I’m not sure about that. . but I have been told the numbers are increasing.