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Teachers and parents urge BCPS to restore full‑time secondary library media specialists
Summary
Union and library staff urged the board to protect negotiated agreements and to restore full‑time certified library media specialists at secondary schools, saying reassignment to teaching roles has reduced equitable access to library services and harmed literacy supports.
Union representatives and library media specialists used the public‑comment portion of the Dec. 16 Board of Education meeting to press the district to protect staffing levels and negotiated agreements that support students.
Kelly Olds, speaking for TAPCO, the teachers’ union, asked the board to "stand together for the budget our students need" and to meet jointly with county elected officials to ensure funding preserves staff and agreed salaries. "We don't need cuts in this county, not cuts to pay and cuts to staff…
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