CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers discussed the possibility of drafting a Teacher Bill of Rights Wednesday morning amid rising concerns of behavioral health issues and a lack of support for K-12 teachers in the classroom.

During the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee meeting, educators said the average classroom environment today is not the same as it was 15 years ago, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. More students are coming in with behavioral health issues, classroom sizes are larger, and teachers are burdened with test-centered mandates.

As a result, public educators are putting in their resignation letters, feeling frustrated by their inability to make a difference in the classroom, according to public testimony.

Wyoming Education Association President Kim Amen shared the

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