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Board finds no unlawful acts after hearing on polling dispute between teachers’ groups
Summary
MSCEA alleged the district or rival UEA improperly influenced a collaborative‑conferencing poll. After presentations by both associations’ lawyers and questions from commissioners, the board declined to find unlawful conduct by either UEA or the board.
The Shelby County Board of Education on Tuesday heard a formal grievance from the Memphis Shelby County Education Association (MSCEA) alleging improper conduct during a district poll to determine whether teachers would pursue collaborative conferencing and which organization would represent them.
MSCEA’s counsel, Daryl O’Neil, told the board the poll showed multiple irregularities — most notably that a cover email accompanying the electronic ballot listed the president of the United Education Association (UEA) as the point of contact. “There is no explanation of how her name got on that ballot,”…
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