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Durfee students, union and community demand answers after construction teacher placed on leave
Summary
Seniors and union leaders urged the Fall River School Committee to prioritize student instruction and resolve a seven‑week leave affecting the construction craft laborers (CCL) program, while also calling for personnel concerns to be handled privately and in accordance with policy.
Durfee High School students and union leaders pressed the Fall River School Committee on Monday over the administrative leave of a long‑time construction craft laborers (CCL) teacher, saying the absence has paused critical hands‑on instruction and industry certifications.
At least two seniors and the president of the Fall River Educators Association described seven weeks without a licensed CCL instructor, missed OSHA and L.I.U.N.A. training and lost classroom hours that students called essential to post‑graduation employment. “This investigation is impacting many students, and as a program, we are…
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