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Teachers union defends resolution as protected speech and urges transparency on proposed bond
Summary
At the April 3 public-comment period, the Saint Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees defended a members’ resolution as protected First Amendment speech and urged the district to rebuild trust before seeking the union’s support for a proposed bond.
Representatives of the Saint Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees addressed the committee on April 3 to defend a resolution the union presented and to press district leaders for greater transparency around a proposed bond.
At public comment, union speaker Mr. Osborne said individuals had accused the Federation of election interference after the union’s executive vice president, Stephanie Underwood, presented a resolution at the March 20 board meeting. "The reading of that resolution is core political speech protected under the first…
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