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Teachers, students and parents urge board to stay virtual, call for reinstatements and grievance settlements
Summary
Dozens of public commenters — including teachers, union representatives and students — urged the board to keep schools virtual through the school year, called for reinstatement of disciplined staff, and demanded settlement of outstanding pay grievances for JROTC instructors.
A cluster of public comments during the board’s Jan. 12 meeting focused on COVID safety, working conditions and personnel disputes. Several teachers and organizers urged the board to keep schools virtual for the remainder of the school year and called for the reinstatement or reversal of disciplinary actions taken against district employees.
Benjamin Royal, a Mayberry Elementary teacher and member of a teachers’ caucus, told the board he saw no data to support reopening…
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