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Grapevine ISD hasn't had a librarian in years

Grapevine ISD hasn't had a librarian in years. Our opposition claims that that school teachers are "pedophile Groomers" & EVERYthing is "woke", and now children are being politicized. Without teachers, our children have no future. Without their future, our country has no future @texasdemocrats @fladems #txlege

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School districts across the country are facing a teacher shortage, fueled by burnout and low pay. But in Texas, many blame politics. Last year, Ramsers district saw a 40% jump in resignations and retirements after new conservative school board members pushed to remove hundreds of books and restrict lessons about race and LGBTQ identities. A specific case, but acknowledged it has more openings this

year than last year, saying many other school districts, not only in Texas but across the nation, are also experiencing this declining retention rate of teachers and other employees.