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Teachers and families press Washington Unified board over pay and staffing as negotiations continue
Summary
More than a dozen speakers — teachers, parents and students — urged the Washington Unified School District Board of Education to raise teacher pay and address staffing and benefits. Union leaders also criticized a $16 million stability fund and called for funds to retain teachers.
Dozens of teachers, students and parents pressed the Washington Unified School District Board of Education on Oct. 9 over teacher pay, staffing and benefits during the meeting’s public-comment period.
Several speakers tied classroom stability and student outcomes directly to teacher pay and benefits. “How can we afford $100,000,000 for streets that don’t get fixed and infrastructure that never gets worked on, but we can’t afford a raise for our teachers?” said Chase Veil, who identified himself as a student, calling teacher departures “disgusting” and urging higher wages. River City High School junior Connor Lewis thanked teachers for their impact and asked the board to “do everything in our power to keep them here in West Sacramento.”
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