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Parents, students press Connetquot board for faster resolution after teacher removed; board approves outside investigations
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and staff told the Connetquot Central School District Board of Education that a teacher’s removal has harmed students’ academics and wellbeing. The board approved three outside consultant investigation agreements and said the personnel process remains confidential.
Dozens of parents, students and teachers urged the Connetquot Central School District Board of Education on March 11 to return a removed teacher to the classroom and to accelerate a personnel review that they said has lasted months.
The remarks came during two public-comment periods in which parents said students in a single classroom are falling behind academically and showing increased emotional distress since the teacher was removed. A student who identified themself as a pupil in the class said, “I miss her,” during the public comment period.
The board president and Superintendent Dr. Senemore told speakers that personnel matters are confidential and that the district must follow its investigative procedures. “We are bound … to honor the confidentiality of a personnel process,” Dr. Senemore said, adding that…
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