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Board adds legislative language opposing removal of local negotiation authority after public comments on bargaining
Summary
Public commenters, including the Virginia Beach Education Association, urged support for collective bargaining; the board then approved a substitute legislative‑agenda motion that adds authority for the regional recovery school and language opposing legislation that would remove local school boards' authority to negotiate employment contracts.
Public comment and the board’s legislative debate converged on collective bargaining and local authority during the meeting.
In public comment Heather Sipe, president of the Virginia Beach Education Association, urged the board to "give voice" to staff and to support working conditions that keep employees in the division. Kindergarten teacher and VBEA representative Mandy Kimball told the board teachers, bus drivers and support staff are struggling with rising…
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