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Teachers' union urges budget transparency as bargaining begins; parents press for daily recess

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education · April 28, 2026
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During citizens' comments, PCEA president JJ Lockwood urged a thoughtful, transparent budget process that protects classroom quality amid bargaining; parents and community members also urged daily recess and praised inclusive supports for neurodivergent students.

JJ Lockwood, president of the Plymouth-Canton Education Association (PCEA), told the board the district is “in the heart of bargaining season” and asked that financial decisions preserve the quality of education and minimize harm to classrooms. Lockwood called for a process that is “thoughtful, transparent, and for careful consideration for the real impact any reduction…

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