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RSU 52 board denies personnel grievance after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on union negotiations, the RSU 52 school board voted to deny a personnel grievance and directed the chair to respond under the collective bargaining agreement; the vote was recorded as 8–1.
The RSU 52/MSAD 52 school board returned from an executive session called to discuss Tri-County Education Association negotiations and immediately voted to deny a pending grievance, directing the chair to respond under the district’s collective bargaining agreement.
Chair (first speaker) read the motion to deny the grievance and said the chair would respond per the collective bargaining agreement. The motion was seconded by Joe. The board voted 8–1 to deny the grievance, according to the tally announced by the chair.
The motion followed an executive session that the chair said was authorized under 1 M.R.S.A. §405(6)(D) for negotiations. No further details about the substance of the grievance were discussed on the public record at the meeting.
The board then resumed the budget work session. The chair indicated the response to the grievance would be issued in line with the terms of the collective-bargaining agreement.
