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Custodians and classified staff urge bargaining rights; speakers tell Olathe board workplace conditions are driving turnover
Summary
Multiple custodians, paraprofessionals and Olathe NEA representatives urged the board to grant bargaining rights to custodial and classified staff, citing understaffing, safety concerns and low pay; the board said roundtable conversations with classified staff are continuing.
Dozens of classified employees, including custodians, paraprofessionals and union leaders, used the board’s public-comment period to ask the Olathe School Board to grant bargaining rights for custodial staff and to expand collective-bargaining participation for other classified employees.
Speakers described custodial duties, staffing levels and working conditions. Amber Grant, a paraprofessional who identified herself as working for the district, and several custodians detailed winter snow-removal work and building maintenance…
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