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Board tables policy on free tuition for employees’ children amid public concerns
Summary
Board members voted to table proposed policy language on tuition benefits for employees’ children after public comment questioned fairness, district capacity and accountability for the community school’s finances.
The Middlesex Borough School District Board of Education voted on May 20 to table proposed policy language related to tuition benefits for employees’ children and related community school wording after extended public comment and board questions about capacity and accountability.
During public comment, several staff and residents raised concerns about proposed or imminent policy changes that would allow employees — including out-of-district hires — to enroll their children in district programs at reduced or no tuition. Melissa Dymax, a district teacher and resident, said she pays town taxes and receives a 10% discount for aftercare, but opposed full tuition waivers for nonresident hires. “I pay town taxes… I get a…
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