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Speaker apologizes to Lynbrook board over grievances filed in colleagues’ names
Summary
During public comment a community member apologized for a recent grievance situation involving the Lynbrook Teachers Association, saying grievances were filed in teachers’ names without their consent and calling the conduct potentially 'malfeasance'; the speaker thanked the board for compassion shown to affected untenured teachers.
A community speaker (identified in the transcript as "M. Mcnal") used the public-comment period to apologize to the board for a recent grievance matter involving the Lynbrook Teachers Association (LTA), saying some grievances were filed in teachers’ names without those teachers’ knowledge or consent.
The speaker said the circumstance had been especially harmful to untenured teachers and described the conduct as, in the speaker’s words, "in the worst case scenario, it's malfeasance. In the best case scenario, it's extremely poor judgment and poor practice." The speaker thanked the board and community for the compassion shown once the issue was clarified.
The board acknowledged the comment (the transcript records a thank-you to "M. Mcnal"). The meeting record does not show a formal board response, an investigation outcome or any subsequent corrective action presented during this session.
