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Parents and union question district over 35 layoffs of family engagement liaisons
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, Marion County School Board heard public criticism of the district’s handling of 35 layoffs affecting family engagement liaisons. Speakers and board members said communication gaps and collective-bargaining seniority rules produced unexpected losses; the superintendent said the district followed the contract and HR met individually with affected staff.
Public commenters and union representatives pressed the Marion County School Board on April 14 over the district’s recent layoffs that removed 35 noninstructional staff positions, including family engagement liaisons.
Narbella Haynes, who said she serves as a family liaison, told the board she and colleagues were told principals would decide who to retain under site-based budgeting, but learned instead that the district applied seniority rules from the collective bargaining agreement. “Not one time were we told that just because your principal put you in the budget, you would not be the person to keep the job,” Haynes…
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