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Suburban school leaders tell Cook County board paid-leave ordinance would burden districts; ask for exemption
Summary
A coalition of suburban superintendents and district representatives told the Cook County Board that the county's paid-leave ordinance should exempt school districts and educational cooperatives, citing staffing, safety and financial concerns and citing estimates of additional absences and multi-million-dollar costs for some districts.
Dr. Sean Schleizer, superintendent of East Maine School District 63 and a member of a coalition of suburban superintendents representing roughly 234,000 students in 94 districts, told the Cook County Board on Sept. 18 that the county's proposed paid-leave ordinance should exempt school districts and educational cooperatives.
"We respectfully request that the ordinance be amended to align with state law by exempting school districts and educational cooperatives," Dr. Schleizer said in public testimony. He said the…
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