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Students, staff and residents urge board to halt plan to outsource custodial staff
Summary
Dozens of students, staff and residents told the Pascack Valley Regional High School District board that proposed privatization of custodial services would harm safety, continuity and community ties as the district weighs options to close a projected budget gap.
Dozens of students, staff and residents urged the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education on April 27 to abandon consideration of outsourcing custodial staff, saying long-term employees are trusted members of school communities and that replacing them would harm safety and continuity.
The comments came during the public-comment portion of the board's regular meeting after Interim Superintendent Derek Phillips had outlined the district's procurement timeline and said the district is in a 90-day notification period during which no proposals may be solicited. "We're not working on anything at this time," Phillips said; he explained that an RFP period would follow and that any resolution to contract out services would appear on the board agenda only after review.
Students framed the debate in personal terms. "They are…
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