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Central Unified retirees, educators urge board to reject proposed health insurance hike and press for special-education supports
Summary
Several retirees, teachers and union representatives used public comment at the March 11 Central Unified Board of Trustees meeting to oppose a district proposal they said would multiply retiree and employee health premiums and to press for special-education caps and aid.
At the Central Unified Board of Trustees meeting on March 11, dozens of current and retired district employees used the public-comment period to urge trustees to reject a district proposal that speakers said would raise health insurance premiums for retirees and employees by roughly fivefold.
Retiree Bernice Bailey said the increase would be unaffordable for many former employees who planned their retirements around existing benefits. “I dedicated 22 years of my life to this district ... The retirees are on a fixed income,” she told trustees. Another retiree, Kathy Olsen, said the increase would be “completely devastating” and asked the…
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