Brevard County School District, held a heated meeting Thursday that offered an unvarnished and often disturbing glimpse into the state of its classrooms. “On an everyday basis I am being attacked, scratched, headbutted, pushed, hit,” teacher Alicia Kelderhouse said. “I’ve had my hair pulled. I’ve had my throat gone for on multiple occasions.” One teacher said her kids look at their devices “hundreds” of times each day and keep their earbuds in while lessons are in progress. “Our students cannot look away from their phones,” she said. “They cannot stop texting.” Ivey said classrooms have descended into chaos because kids...
