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Teacher urges district to provide paid time for mandated compliance trainings
Summary
A third‑grade teacher told the committee she was required to complete nearly five hours of mandated compliance training by October and asked for the district to provide paid time during the work day or repurpose a professional development day.
A Lynn Public Schools teacher told the school committee on Sept. 11 that teachers have been told they must complete multiple mandatory compliance courses by October but that the district is expecting them to do the work on their own time.
Jennifer McCarthy, a third‑grade teacher at Drewitz and a 31‑year educator, told the committee that the required trainings total roughly 280 minutes and include multiple modules (60 minutes for course 1,…
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