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Residents and school staff press supervisors to fully fund schools and allege secrecy over censure of Supervisor Quinn
Summary
Public comment filled the board chamber with teachers, parents and residents urging full funding for the school budget and accusing the board of procedural unfairness and secrecy in a prior censure of Supervisor Dan Quinn; speakers asked for town-hall dialogue, independent review and better transparency.
A lengthy public-comment period dominated the second half of the meeting. Dozens of residents, teachers and parents testified in favor of fully funding the school division's FY27 request, repeatedly citing teacher pay steps, frozen salaries and deteriorating facilities.
Teachers and parents argued that the proposed increases would stabilize staffing and protect programs. "We should be paying our teachers out of abundance, not with the scraps that are left at the end of the day," said Addison Hancock, a parent.…
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