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Board directs superintendent to seek settlement with teachers’ union before arbitration amid coach shortage
Summary
Following public comment from the WBEA president about an outstanding grievance and concerns about coach recruitment, the board directed the superintendent to discuss a potential settlement with the WBEA before a scheduled arbitration hearing; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.
After public comment from the president of the Woodhaven-Brownstown Education Association urging the board to reconsider an outstanding grievance, board members discussed the case and the district’s lack of a varsity baseball coach. On Jan. 14 the board voted to direct the superintendent to discuss a potential settlement with the WBEA prior to the arbitration hearing.
Sue Neely, WBEA president, addressed the board during the hearing-of-the-public portion and urged the new board to rehear and reconsider the…
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