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Hazleton Area School District board approves teacher contract and routine agenda items; one board member objects to bilingual competency language
Summary
The Hazleton Area School District Board approved grouped agenda items including a new teacher contract. Dr. Childs said she would vote no on the contract because it does not recognize competency in two languages; the contract was passed and the teachers' union president praised the agreement.
The Hazleton Area School District Board of Directors voted to approve a slate of routine agenda items and a new teacher contract during its meeting; one board member recorded a dissenting vote citing concerns the contract does not value bilingual competency.
The board approved grouped motions covering curriculum, special education, security, nutrition and transportation, facilities and capital projects, extracurricular appointments, finance items and bills encompassing items 1 through 95 on the agenda. The motion covering items 92 through 95, which included the new teacher contract (item 94), passed after a roll call vote; Dr. Childs announced she would vote against the contract because, she said, "I won't vote for any contract that does not recognize competency in 2 languages as a valuable asset to the Hazelton Area School District." Mover and seconder for…
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