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Teachers' association thanks board for anti‑charter resolution, urges support for affected staff
Summary
Betsy Flanagan, president of the Associated Teachers of Huntington, thanked the board for signing a Long Island Against Charter Schools resolution and praised district efforts to handle staff reductions with care, offering union support to affected teachers.
Betsy Flanagan, president of the Associated Teachers of Huntington, used the meeting's public comment period to thank the board for signing a Long Island Against Charter Schools resolution and to acknowledge district efforts around staffing conversations.
Flanagan described the district as a leader among local peers for signing the resolution and noted ongoing legislative activity on charter‑school policy. She also addressed staffing reductions discussed earlier in the meeting, thanking administrators for compassionate, thoughtful outreach to staff facing placement uncertainty and saying the union will support affected teachers.
The comment came during the meeting's public commentary period; no formal board response or action followed during the meeting other than appreciation from the chair.
