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Ann Arbor board votes to proceed with termination of Community High teacher after months of debate
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After extended public testimony defending Community High teacher Emma Hamstra, the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board voted to proceed with terminating her employment; supporters raised due-process and academic-freedom concerns and warned of possible litigation.
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education voted on Wednesday to proceed with terminating the employment of Community High School teacher Emma Hamstra, following hours of public comment and legal arguments.
Supporters gathered in force to oppose the recommendation, telling trustees that Hamstra had a five-year record of positive evaluations and that the challenged assignment — a poem described by parents and colleagues as “aesthetically and intellectually demanding” — had been taught previously without incident. Emma’s family and former students pleaded with the board to reconsider, describing late delivery of written charges and…
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