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Douglas Unified board denies one-year leave request for behavior specialist Andrea Mora
Summary
The Douglas Unified School District governing board denied a one-year unpaid leave request for Andrea Mora, a behavior specialist whose position was funded by ESSER grants and later cut from the district budget; the superintendent said she may approve a shorter unpaid leave covering the employee's remaining contract weeks.
The Douglas Unified School District governing board voted to deny a requested one-year leave of absence for Andrea Mora, a district behavior specialist, at a special meeting.
District staff told the board that Mora initially submitted multiple letters that created confusion about whether she intended to resign or request leave. At 9:36 a.m. on the day of the meeting, the employee emailed the district to clarify she was not requesting a resignation but instead asked to be considered for a leave of absence, the district administrator said.
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