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Board approves elimination of student-support supervisor role after heated debate; vote 6–3
Summary
After public letters of support and extended debate over transparency, the board voted 6–3 to approve elimination of a student mental-health supervisory position; some directors said the change was part of a superintendent-led restructuring and others cited lack of prior notice.
The Erie Public Schools board approved a motion Wednesday to eliminate a supervisory position that coordinated behavioral and mental-health programming after a contentious discussion that included public letters and testimony in support of the incumbent.
The motion to eliminate the position (described in public comment and in letters as the role held by Lori Pickkins, supervisor of BIS and MH programming)…
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