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Teachers and a mechanic urged RSU 10 board to spare positions as budget votes loom
Summary
Multiple public commenters, including a bus mechanic and teachers, told the RSU 10 school board cuts would risk bus operations and push class sizes to policy limits; the board heard and then voted on dozens of staffing amendments.
Several staff and a transportation mechanic urged the RSU 10 school board Wednesday to preserve specific roles as the board weighed a long list of FY27 staffing reductions.
Steve Garcia, who identified himself as the district mechanic, said on the public-comment docket that long vendor turnaround times and chronic road conditions mean the district needs on-site mechanical capacity to keep buses running. "If we have to send that bus somewhere, it'd be...a normal turnaround time anywhere from two days to a week," Garcia said, adding that external vendors…
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