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Teachers and union raise concerns after district begins removing classroom printers
Summary
Teachers and the WLEA told the board removing classroom printers will harm instruction and special-education supports. The district cited security and cost as reasons; teachers proposed hardwiring printers or allowing teacher-owned printers as alternatives.
Teachers and union leaders told the West Orange Board of Education that a district plan to remove classroom printers is already creating instructional problems and should be revisited.
Deb Cohen, a 25-year teacher in the district, said removing printers hurts students — particularly special-education students who rely on printed materials for IEP compliance and for editing — and warned centralized copier…
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