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Residents, teacher union and parents praise district staff and press board on respect and communication

5065374 · June 23, 2025
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Summary

Speakers at the June 23 public comment period included Kathleen O'Brien of the DNEA praising students and staff, and several residents who criticized remarks by board member Michael Blankenship and urged respectful conduct toward teachers and administrators.

Multiple residents and a teachers’ representative addressed the board during the public-comment period on June 23, offering praise for district staff and raising concerns about public remarks by a board member.

Kathleen O’Brien, president of the Derby National Education Association and a high-school science teacher, described a recent student trip to a Future Health Professionals…

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