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Board chair cites state statute after letter questions spouse employment; board clarifies limits on policy change
Summary
During the board‑chair report the RSU 40 chair read a complaint letter alleging that an employee was let go less than 24 hours after a board member’s election and cited Title 20’s prohibition on spouses of board members being employed by the district.
During the board‑chair report the chair read and responded to a letter from a community member that raised concerns about an employment action she linked to a recently elected board member. The chair said the letter alleged that an individual known as Sabrina was dismissed less than 24 hours after Tim was elected to the board and that the complaint cited state statute Title 20.
The chair read the relevant language aloud: “the member of a school board or spouse of a member may not be an employee in a public school within…
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