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Maintenance staff, bus drivers and a former teacher press Lee County School Board on pay, routing and curriculum limits
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 7 Lee County School Board meeting, a maintenance worker and a bus driver raised concerns about pay cuts, payroll and routing software; a former teacher warned against narrowing curriculum amid state pressures.
At the Jan. 7 Lee County School Board meeting, three public commenters used the public comment period to raise concerns about employee pay and benefits, problems with transportation routing and payroll systems, and curriculum restrictions.
Robert Riks, a maintenance worker who identified himself as a district employee, said starting pay for maintenance was cut from "2204 to start" to "2199," which he described as a pay cut. He said recent raises left many staff behind inflation and criticized the local union representation. "By cutting the 5¢ off, probably a…
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