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Kirkwood teachers outline bargaining priorities: pay, class size, due process and time for teaching
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A group of Kirkwood teachers urged the Kirkwood R-VII School District Board of Education on Oct. 27 to make pay, class size and due-process protections top priorities as bargaining season begins.
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — A group of Kirkwood teachers urged the Kirkwood R-VII School District Board of Education on Oct. 27 to make pay, class size and due-process protections top priorities as bargaining season begins.
Leah Thomas, a kindergarten teacher at Kaiser and a member of the Kirkwood National Education Association executive board, framed the association’s request with a five-letter acronym she said the union will emphasize during bargaining: “RESPECT,” noting "recess equals readiness" and calling for equity and strong due process.
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