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Parents and union leaders press Washington Township board over cuts and raises as motion to drop law firm fails
Summary
Residents and union representatives criticized recent cuts to middle-school programs and staffing, urged the board to delay nonunit raises, and pushed the board to replace Bush Law Firm; the board voted to table nonunit raises but rejected a motion to give the law firm a 30‑day notice.
Dozens of residents, school staff and union officials used the Washington Township Board of Education meeting to press elected members over recent program cuts, staffing shortages and rising legal costs, culminating in a failed effort to remove the district’s outside counsel.
Several speakers said cuts to student programs and staff are already affecting students. "My son will not get to wrestle this year," Mary Williams told the board during public comment, describing the loss of the middle-school wrestling program. April Renzetti, identified in the meeting as the vice president of a township educators’ organization, criticized staffing decisions and pay…
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